City of Roses

...Population: 178,000 (1994). The city is also known as the "City of Roses" because of the roses that bloom in the residential areas. Although it developed as a distribution center for agricultural products, the surrounding area is one of the poorest areas in the United States, and cotton cultivation and various agricultural products have long been the main industries in the city, with industrialization lagging behind.

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…人口17万8000(1994)。住宅街に咲き誇るバラのため，〈バラの都市City of Roses〉という別名がある。農産物の集散地として発展してきたが，市の周辺は全米有数の貧困地帯であり，長い間綿花栽培や各種農業が中心産業で，工業化は遅れている。…

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