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.

From Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This article contains a translation of City designated by government ordinance from en.wikipedia. Map Map of cities designated by government ordinance When the article grows larger, perhaps this map might be added in addition to the one already in the upper right corner?

City designated by government ordinance (Japan) is really the only non-disambig article on Wikipedia related to this term. From what I can tell, the term "City designated by government ordinance" is a specific translation of the term "政令指定都市" used by the Japanese government only, and there is no other notable usage of this term outside of this context, if any.

Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan C Chiba (city) F Fukuoka H Hamamatsu Hiroshima K Kawasaki, Kanagawa Kitakyushu Kobe Kumamoto Kyoto N Nagano (city) Nagoya Niigata (city) O Okayama Osaka S Sagamihara Saitama (city) Sakai Sapporo Sendai Shizuoka (city) Y Yokohama Categories: Cities in Japan

A city is a large human settlement. It can be defined as a permanent and densely settled place with administratively defined boundaries whose members work primarily on non-agricultural tasks. Cities generally have extensive systems for housing, transportation, sanitation, utilities, land use, production of goods, and communication.Their density facilitates interaction between …

Most large cities in Japan are cities designated by government ordinance. Some regionally important cities are designated as core cities. Tokyo is not included on this list, as the City of Tokyo ceased to exist on July 1, 1943. Tokyo now exists as a special metropolis prefecture (都 to ), with 23 special wards (with the same status of city) making up the former boundaries of the …

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 …

A 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 Japanese city that has a population greater than 500,000 and has been designated as such by order of the Cabinet of Japan under Article 252, Section 19, of the Local Autonomy Law.