Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan

Japanese city with at least 500 000 residents that enjoys enhanced autonomy and is divided into wards From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan

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■ ― Designated cities
■ ― Core cities
■ ― Special cities

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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