Core city
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| Administrative divisions of Japan |
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| Prefectural level |
| Prefectures (都道府県 todōfuken) |
| Subprefectural level |
| Subprefectures (支庁 shichō) Designated cities |
| Municipal level |
| Core cities (中核市 chūkaku-shi) Special cities Special wards (Tokyo) |
- For the "core cities" of England, see the English Core Cities Group.
Core cities (中核市) 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.
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[edit] List
As of 2006, the following 37 cities are designated:
- April 1, 1996
- April 1, 1997
- April 1, 1998
- April 1, 1999
- April 1, 2000
- April 1, 2001
- April 1, 2002
- April 1, 2003
- April 1, 2005
- Toyama, Toyama (the city is re-designated after Ōsawano, Ōyama, Yatsuo, Fuchū, Yamada, Hosoiri was merged with the city to re-create the city of Toyama)
- Higashiōsaka, Osaka
- October 1, 2005
- October 1, 2006
[edit] Former core cities
- The city of Shizuoka, Shizuoka- redesignated as a core city after the former cities of Shimizu and Shizuoka merged to form the new city of Shizuoka on April 1, 2003, achieved the status of designated city in 2005.
- The city of Sakai, Osaka achieved the status of designated city in 2006.
[edit] Slated to becoming an core city
- During 2011
[edit] Awaiting designation
The following cities has the population of more than 300,000, but their are not yet designated.(Cities scheduled or planning to become a core city are not in the list. ※Special City)
