Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan
Japanese city with at least 500 000 residents that enjoys enhanced autonomy and is divided into wards
City designated by government ordinance (政令指定都市, seirei shitei toshi), also known as a designated city (指定都市, shitei toshi) or government ordinance city (政令市, seirei shi), is a defined class or category of Japanese cities. It is a local administrative division created by the national government. These cities all have a population over 500,000 people.[1]
History
The designated cites or ordinance cities were created because of the Local Autonomy Law of Japan. Each city does many of the things normally done by prefectures.[1]
List
Cities designated by government ordinance recognized starting in 1956.[2] There are 20+ of these cities, including
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Related pages
References
Other websites
- ""Large City System of Japan"" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 September 2019.; graphic shows designated cities in context [PDF 7 of 40]
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