Core city

For the core cities of England, see the English Core Cities Group.

Template:Japan divisions levels Core cities are cities of Japan designated by Article 252, Clause 22 and the first term of the Local Autonomy Law.

To be a core city, the city must satisfy the following stipulations:

The population must at least 300,000.
If the population is less than 500,000, the total area must be at least 100 km² in area.

The city is designated through the submission from the city and approvals from the assemblies of the city and the prefecture.

Core cities are delegated many functions normally carried out by prefectural governments, but not as many as Designated Cities.

List

As of 2006, the following 36 cities are designated:

The following are cities that satisfy the stipulations but not yet are designated.

The city of Shizuoka, Shizuoka achieved the status of Designated city in 2005. The city of Sakai, Osaka achieved the status of Designated city in 2006.ko:중핵시 ja:中核市