City designated by government ordinance (Japan)
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Template:Japan divisions levelsA city designated by government ordinance, or Government Ordinance City (政令指定都市 seirei shitei toshi or 政令市 seirei shi) is a city of Japan that has a population greater than 500,000, important economic and industrial functions, and that is considered a "major city" in Japan. The classification was created by the first clause of Article 252, Section 19 of the Local Autonomy Law of Japan.
No cities that have been granted this status have later lost this status.
Designated Cities are delegated many of the functions normally performed by prefectural cities, making them almost on par with the prefectures themselves.
List of designated cities
- Kobe (1956)
- Kyoto (1956)
- Nagoya (1956)
- Osaka (1956)
- Yokohama (1956)
- Kitakyushu (1963)
- Fukuoka (1972)
- Kawasaki (1972)
- Sapporo (1972)
- Hiroshima (1980)
- Sendai (1989)
- Chiba (1992)
- Saitama (2003)
- Shizuoka (2005)
- Sakai (April 1, 2006)
Niigata, and Hamamatsu are both slated to become designated in 2007.
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