Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikimedia Commons; Wikidata item; Appearance. ... Pages in category "Wards of Osaka"
Osaka, wards of Fukushima-ku, Joto-ku, Kita-ku, and Miyakojima-ku: 410,669 Teruo Minobe [9] Ishin 5th district Osaka, wards of Higashiyodogawa-ku, Konohana-ku, Nishiyodogawa-ku, and Yodogawa-ku: 432,729 Satoshi Umemura [18] Ishin 6th district Osaka, wards of Asahi-ku and Tsurumi-ku. Cities of Kadoma and Moriguchi. 390,026 Kaoru Nishida [14 ...
Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikimedia Commons; ... Wards of Osaka (15 C, 24 P) S. Wards of Sagamihara (3 P)
A ward (区, ku) is a subdivision of the cities of Japan that are large enough to have been designated by government ordinance. [1] Wards are used to subdivide each city designated by government ordinance ("designated city").
The first form of the designated city system was enacted under Japan local government system in 1878 with the introduction of "wards." Under that system, wards existed in every city. Most cities had only one ward, but the largest cities at the time (Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto) were divided into 15, four, and two wards, respectively.
Under the Association's plan, the 24 wards of Osaka, seven wards of Sakai, and nine other municipalities in Osaka Prefecture would be reorganized into twenty special wards, each having municipal status similar to the special wards of Tokyo. As is the case in Tokyo, the prefectural government would be responsible for collecting fixed asset taxes ...
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us; Pages for logged out editors learn more
Osaka (Japanese: 大阪市, Hepburn: Ōsaka-shi, pronounced; commonly just 大阪, Ōsaka ⓘ) is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan.It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third-most populous city in Japan, following the special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama.