In Japan, prefectures are territorial entities.
Prefecture is a concept that has historically been used to name a type of division or administration of the territory . The prefecture, in this sense, is a region governed by a prefect . The term is also used to name the job and office of the prefect.
It could be said, continuing with this meaning, that a prefecture is a territorial entity such as a city or a province. The characteristics of the prefecture and its form of government depend on the State of which they are part.
Japan , for example, can be divided into 47 prefectures . This administrative division was imposed in 1871 , when the Han system was abolished. In principle, there were about three hundred prefectures that, over time , merged until reaching the 47 prefectures today, some of which are Hokkaido , Miyagi , Fukishima , Saitama , Chiba , Shizuoka , Nagano and Tokyo .
Prefectures in France
France has 101 prefectures, although in their case they represent the capital city of each department, one of its governing bodies and even the building that houses it. It is worth mentioning that in this context the word prefecture is also used as a synonym for district capital , which in French corresponds to Chef-lieu .
French prefects are public officials who represent the State in a region or department. His task is to direct the administrative district and delegates his powers to the sub-prefect, whose official title is Secretary General of the Prefecture . The other sub-prefects, for their part, are in charge of managing the rest of the districts, and they do so from the sub-prefecture or from the district capital.
The title of a French prefect always includes both the name of the region and the department, thereby doubling it, as if he had two positions; for example, "Prefect of the Department of Lower Savoy, Prefect of the Rhône-Alpes Region" . French prefectures also dominate maritime activities and monitor the limits of regional powers.
The concept in Ancient Rome
In Ancient Rome , Emperor Caesar Augustus created the Praetorian Prefecture as a kind of private force that could accompany Roman generals on their campaigns. The soldier in charge of the Praetorian Guard was the Praetorian Prefect , a man in whom the emperor placed all his trust and who should not follow orders from other high-ranking soldiers, but rather should take care of the direction of his Guard. as an elite force.
The Roman prefect settled wherever the emperor was and traveled with him followed by six cohorts (tactical units of the army that could be composed in various ways). As time went by, his power grew to the point of becoming the highest judicial authority in the city, where he administered justice with complete autonomy. There were three other prefects in the organization of the Roman Empire , which were the urbi , the vigiles and the anona .
The Argentine Naval Prefecture is a security force that guards the Argentine sea and navigable waterways.
The Argentine Naval Prefecture
In Argentina , the prefecture is a security force . The full name of this force that depends on the Ministry of National Security is the Argentine Naval Prefecture , also known by its acronym ( PNA ).
The PNA is responsible for guarding the Argentine sea and the navigable waterways that are within the territory (such as rivers and lakes). It has police power and has the mission of providing security to those who navigate and protecting the territory.
This force is responsible for preventing and impeding illegal fishing activities and the illicit trafficking of goods carried out by water. For this, it has a force of some 28,900 agents and an infrastructure that includes its own boats, helicopters and planes.