Saturday, April 19, 2014

Cities

A city is local administrative unit of Teikō. Cities are ranked on the same level as towns and villages, with the difference that they are not component of the district. Like any other administrative units, cities are defined by the Teiko Constitution of 2013. 

CITY STATUS

Article 10, Section 5 of the Teiko Constitution of 2013 sets the the following conditions for a municipality to be designated as a city:
  • Population must be at least at 50,000 or greater
  • At least 60% of the household must be established in a central urban area
  • At least 60% of the household must be employed in commerce, industry or other urban occupations as designated by the Ministry of Interior and District Government. 
  • Any other ordinance set by the prefectural ordinance must be satisfied.
The designation will be approved by the prefectural governor and the minister of interior and district government. 

A city can be theoretically demoted into a town or village when it fails to meet any of the following conditions stated above, but such demotion has not yet occurred.

Classification for large cities

The Cabinet of Teiko can designate a city of at least 200,000 inhabitants to have the status of a special city, core city or designated city. These statuses expand the scope of administrative authority designated from the prefectural government to the city government. 

Status of Teiko

Teiko, Teiko's capital existed as city since 2010 but it now legally classified as a special type of prefecture called metropolis. The 18 special wards of Teiko which constitutes the core of Teiko Metropolitan Area, each have an administrative status analogous to that of a city. Teiko also have some incorporated cities, towns and villages within its jurisdictions. 

LIST OF CITIES IN TEIKO BY POPULATION

Rank: 1
Name: Teiko Metropolitan Area
Prefecture: Teiko Prefecture 
Population: 24,234,728

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Rank: 2
Name: Rakuzan City
Prefecture: Makoto Prefecture
Population: 11,356,474

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Rank: 3
Name: Seirin City
Prefecture: Dojimazaki Prefecture 
Population: 5,946,326

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Rank: 4
Name: Aokuro 
Prefecture: Inoue Prefecture 
Population: 3,460.362

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Rank: 5
Name: Beika City
Prefecture: Haranishi Prefecture 
Population: 2,753,890

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Rank: 6
Name: Kiyohana 
Prefecture: Shouji Prefecture 
Population: 2,459,812

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Rank: 7
Name: Morizuki 
Prefecture: Meiko Prefecture 
Population: 2,395,591

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Rank: 8
Name: Akamayu
Prefecture: Chihiro Prefecture 
Population: 2,192,982

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Rank: 9
Name: Aokise
Prefecture: Kamata Prefecture
Population: 2,104,257

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Rank: 10
Name: Hamada
Prefecture: Miki Prefecture 
Population: 2,094,256

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Source: Teiko Regional Statistics Office