...However, these are fully autonomous municipalities with publicly elected assemblies and exercising autonomy, and the common Japanese translation "ward" is not necessarily accurate. The above are examples of wards within metropolitan areas, but in the United States, there are many special districts that carry out specific administrative purposes within entire metropolitan areas, including central cities. These are established based on state law and have administrative functions such as port facilities, waste disposal, transportation, parks, water supply and sewerage, and flood control. *Some terminology explanations that mention "special district" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…だが,これは公選の議会をもち,自治権を行使している完全自治体であり,〈区〉という日本での一般的訳語は,必ずしも正確でない。ところで,以上は,大都市市域内の区画としての区の例であるが,アメリカでは中心市を含む大都市圏全体の中に,特定の行政目的を遂行する特別区special districtが多数設置されている。これは州法に基づき設けられ,港湾施設,ごみ処理,交通,公園,上下水道,洪水調節などの行政機能をもつ。… ※「special district」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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