city designated by government ordinance

Japanese city with at least 500 000 residents that enjoys enhanced autonomy and is divided into wards

Details

Subclass of: city of Japan, big city
Country: Japan
main regulatory text: Local Autonomy Act
named after: Cabinet Order
native label: 政令指定都市
next lower rank: core city of Japan
official name: 指定都市
quantity: 20, 19, 18, 17, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 6
topic has template: Template:Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan
topic's main category: Category:Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan

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