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The table below lists capitals serving as administrative divisions by country.
Countries where the capital is a first-level subdivision edit
| Country | Capital city | Divisional unit | Typical term for first-level divisions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Native term | Translation or equivalent | Native term | Translation or equivalent | ||
 Åland[1]
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Mariehamn | kommun kunta |
municipality[2] | kommun kunta |
municipality[2] |
 Algeria
|
Algiers | wilayah (ولاية) | province | wilayah (ولاية) | province |
 Andorra
|
Andorra la Vella | parròquia | parish | parròquia | parish |
 Anguilla[3]
|
The Valley | district | |||
 Argentina
|
Buenos Aires | ciudad autónoma | autonomous city | provincia | province |
 Armenia
|
Yerevan | N/A[4] | marz (մարզ) | province | |
 Australia
|
Canberra | federal territory | state | ||
 Austria
|
Vienna | bundesland | state | bundesland | state |
 Azerbaijan
|
Baku | şəhər | city | rayon | district |
 Bahamas
|
Nassau | N/A[5] | district | ||
 Bahrain
|
Manama | muḥāfaẓat al-ʿāṣimah (محافظة العاصمة) | capital governorate | muḥāfaẓah (محافظة) | governorate |
 Belarus
|
Minsk | horad (горад) gorod (город) |
city | voblasć (вобласць) oblast (область) |
region |
 Belgium
|
Brussels | région capitale hoofdstedelijk gewest |
capital region | région gewest |
region |
 Benin
|
Cotonou[6] | département | department | département | department |
 Bermuda[3]
|
Hamilton | city | parish | ||
 Botswana
|
Gaborone | city | district | ||
 Brazil
|
Brasília | distrito federal | federal district | estado | state |
 Bulgaria
|
Sofia | grad oblast (градска област) | city province | oblast (област) | province |
 Burma
|
Naypyidaw[7] | pyi taung hcu naalmyay (ပြည်တောင်စုနယ်မြေ) | union territory | tinedaysakyee (တိုင်းဒေသကြီး) | region |
 Burundi
|
Bujumbura[8] | mairie province | town hall province | province | |
 Cambodia
|
Phnom Penh | krong (ក្រុង) | city | khaet (ខេត្ត) | province |
 Cape Verde
|
Praia | concelho | municipality[9] | concelho | municipality[9] |
 Caribbean Netherlands[10][11]
|
Kralendijk | openbaar lichaam | public body | openbaar lichaam | public body |
| Oranjestad | public body | ||||
| The Bottom | public body | ||||
 Cayman Islands[3]
|
George Town | district | |||
 Central African Republic
|
Bangui | commune autonome kôta-gbata |
autonomous commune | préfecture kodoro kômanda-kôta |
prefecture |
 Chad
|
N'Djamena | minṭaqah (منطقة) région |
region | minṭaqah (منطقة) région |
region |
 Chile
|
Santiago[12] | región metropolitana | metropolitan region | región | region |
 China
|
Beijing | zhíxiáshì (直辖市) | direct-controlled municipality | shěng (省) | province |
 Colombia
|
Bogotá | distrito capital | capital district | departamento | department |
 Congo
|
Brazzaville | département | department | département | department |
 Croatia
|
Zagreb | grad | city | županija | county |
 Cuba
|
Havana | provincia | province | provincia | province |
 Czech Republic
|
Prague | hlavní město | capital city | kraj | region |
 DR Congo
|
Kinshasa | ville-province | city province | province | |
 Denmark
|
Copenhagen | region hovedstaden | capital region | region | |
 Djibouti
|
Djibouti | ville | city | région | region |
 Dominica
|
Roseau | parish | parish | ||
 Dominican Republic
|
Santo Domingo | distrito nacional | national district | provincia | province |
 Egypt
|
Cairo | muḥāfaẓah (محافظة) | governorate | muḥāfaẓah (محافظة) | governorate |
 Equatorial Guinea
|
Oyala[13] | ciudad administrativa | administrative city | provincia | province |
 Ethiopia
|
Addis Ababa | astedader (አስተዳደር) | administration[14] | kilil (ክልል) | region |
 Faroe Islands[15]
|
Tórshavn | kommunur | municipality[2] | kommunur | municipality[2] |
 Gambia
|
Banjul | city | region | ||
 Georgia
|
Tbilisi | k'alak'i (ქალაქი) | city | mkhare (მხარე) | region |
 Germany
|
Berlin[16] | Stadtstaat[17] | city-state | Land | state |
 Ghana
|
Accra | region | region | ||
 Greenland[15]
|
Nuuk | kommune | municipality[2] | kommune | municipality[2] |
 Grenada
|
St. George's | parish | parish | ||
 Guam[18]
|
Hagåtña | village[19] | |||
 Guernsey[3]
|
Saint Peter Port | parish | parish | ||
 Guinea
|
Conakry | gouvernorat | governorate | région administrative | administrative region |
 Guinea-Bissau
|
Bissau | sector autónomo | autonomous sector | região | region |
 Hungary
|
Budapest | főváros | capital city | megye | county |
 Iceland
|
Reykjavík | Sveitarfélög | municipality | Sveitarfélög | municipality |
 India
|
New Delhi | rāṣṭrīya rājadhānī kṣetra (राष्ट्रीय राजधानी क्षेत्र) | national capital territory | rājya (राज्य) | state |
 Indonesia
|
Jakarta | daerah khusus ibu kota | special capital region | provinsi | province |
 Iraq
|
Baghdad | muḥāfaẓah (محافظة) | governorate | muḥāfaẓah (محافظة) | governorate |
 Ireland
|
Dublin | chathair | city | contae | county |
 Isle of Man[3]
|
Douglas | balley | town | skeerey | parish |
 Ivory Coast[20]
|
Yamoussoukro | district autonome | autonomous district | district | |
| Abidjan | |||||
 Japan
|
Tokyo | to (都) | metropolis | ken (県) | prefecture |
 Jersey[3][21]
|
Saint Helier | parish | parish | ||
| Saint Saviour | |||||
 Jordan
|
Amman | muḥāfaẓat al-ʿāṣimah (محافظة العاصمة) | capital governorate | muḥāfaẓah (محافظة) | governorate |
 Kazakhstan
|
Astana | qala (қала) gorod (город) |
city | oblıs (облыс) oblast (область) |
province[22] |
 Kenya
|
Nairobi | kaunti | county | kaunti | county |
 Kosovo
|
Pristina | komunë opština (општина) |
municipality | komunë opština (општина) |
municipality |
 Kuwait
|
Kuwait City | muḥāfaẓat al-ʿāṣimah (محافظة العاصمة) | capital governorate | muḥāfaẓah (محافظة) | governorate |
 Kyrgyzstan
|
Bishkek | şaarı (шаары) gorod (город) |
city | oblastı (областы) oblast (область) |
region |
 Laos
|
Vientiane | nakhônlouang (ນະຄອນຫຼວງ) | capital city[23] | khoeng (ແຂວງ) | province |
 Latvia
|
Riga | republikas pilsēta | republican city[24] | pašvaldība | municipality |
 Lebanon
|
Beirut | muḥāfaẓah (محافظة) | governorate | muḥāfaẓah (محافظة) | governorate |
 Libya
|
Tripoli | šaʿbiyya (شعبية) | district | šaʿbiyya (شعبية) | district |
 Liechtenstein
|
Vaduz | gemeinde | municipality[2] | gemeinde | municipality[2] |
 Macedonia
|
Skopje | grad (град) | city | opština (општина) | municipality |
 Malaysia[25]
|
Kuala Lumpur | wilayah persekutuan | federal territory | negeri | state |
| Putrajaya | |||||
 Maldives
|
Malé | šaharu (ޝަހަރު) | city | atholhu (އަތޮޅު) | atoll |
 Mali
|
Bamako | district | région | region | |
 Malta
|
Valletta | lokalità | locality | lokalità | locality |
 Marshall Islands
|
Majuro | municipality | municipality | ||
 Mauritius
|
Port Louis | district | district | ||
 Mayotte[26]
|
Mamoudzou | commune | |||
 Mexico
|
Mexico City | ciudad | city | estado | state |
 Moldova
|
Chișinău | municipiu | municipality | raion | district |
 Mongolia
|
Ulaanbaatar | khot (хот) | municipality | aimag (аймаг) | province |
 Mozambique
|
Maputo | cidade | capital city | província | province |
 Niger
|
Niamey | communauté urbaine | capital district | région | region |
 Nigeria
|
Abuja | capital territory | state | ||
 North Korea
|
Pyongyang | chikhalsi (직할시) | direct-administered city | to (도) | province |
 Norway
|
Oslo | fylke | county | fylke | county |
 Pakistan
|
Islamabad | vafāqī dār-alhakūmat (وفاقی دارالحکومت) | capital territory | province | |
 Papua New Guinea
|
Port Moresby | capital district | province | ||
 Paraguay
|
Asunción | distrito capital | capital district | departamento | department |
 Peru
|
Lima | provincia | province | región | region |
 Philippines
|
Manila | rehiyon | region | rehiyon | region |
 Romania
|
Bucharest | municipiu | municipality | județ | county |
 Russia
|
Moscow | federalny gorod (федеральный город) | federal city | subyekt federatsii (субъект федерации) | federal subject |
 Rwanda
|
Kigali | mairie | town council | intara | province |
 Serbia
|
Belgrade | grad | city | okrug | district |
 Solomon Islands
|
Honiara | capital district | province | ||
 Somalia
|
Mogadishu | gobol | region | gobol | region |
 South Korea[27]
|
Seoul | teukbyeolsi (특별시) | special city | to (도) | province |
| Sejong | teukbyeol-jachisi (특별자치시) | special self-governing city | |||
 Suriname
|
Paramaribo | district | district | ||
 Syria
|
Damascus | muḥāfaẓah (محافظة) | governorate | muḥāfaẓah (محافظة) | governorate |
 Taiwan (Republic of China)
|
Taipei | zhíxiáshì (直轄市) | special municipality | shěng (省) | province[28] |
 Tajikistan
|
Dushanbe | şahri mustaqil (шаҳри мустақил) | independent city | viloyat (вилоят) | region |
 Tanzania
|
Dar es Salaam[29] | mkoa | region | mkoa | region |
 Thailand
|
Bangkok | maha nakhon (มหานคร) | special administrative area | changwat (จังหวัด) | province |
 Transnistria[30]
|
Tiraspol | municipiu munitsipalitet (муниципалитет) |
municipality | raion rayon (район) |
district |
 Trinidad and Tobago
|
Port of Spain | municipality | region | ||
 Turkmenistan
|
Aşgabat | şäher | independent city | welayat | region |
 Uganda
|
Kampala | town council | district | ||
 Ukraine
|
Kyiv | misto (місто) | city | oblasti (області) | oblast |
 United Kingdom[31]
|
London | region | county | ||
| Belfast | district | district | |||
| Edinburgh | council area | council area | |||
| Cardiff | dinas | city | prif ardal | principal area | |
 United States
|
Washington, D.C. | federal district | state | ||
 Uzbekistan
|
Tashkent | shahar | independent city | viloyat | region |
 Venezuela
|
Caracas | distrito capital | capital district | estado | state |
 Vietnam
|
Hanoi | thành phố trực thuộc trung ương | municipality | tỉnh | province |
 Yemen
|
Sana'a | amanah (أمانة) | municipality | muḥāfaẓah (محافظة) | governorate |
 Zimbabwe
|
Harare | city | province | ||
Countries where the capital is a second-level subdivision edit
Countries where the capital is a third-level subdivision edit
| Country | Capital city | Divisional unit | Typical term for third-level divisions | Second-level administration | First-level administration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Native term | Translation or equivalent | Native term | Translation or equivalent | ||||
 Bangladesh
|
Dhaka | N/A[35] | upazila (উপজেলা) | subdistrict | Dhaka District | Dhaka Division | |
 Bolivia[36]
|
Sucre | municipio | municipality | municipio | municipality | Oropeza Province | Chuquisaca Department |
| La Paz | municipality | Pedro Domingo Murillo Province | La Paz Department | ||||
 Burkina Faso
|
Ouagadougou | département | department[37] | département | department[37] | Kadiogo Province | Centre Region |
| Chile
|
Valparaíso[12] | comuna | commune | comuna | commune | Valparaíso Province | Valparaíso Region |
 Haiti
|
Port-au-Prince | komin | commune | komin | commune | Port-au-Prince Arrondissement | Ouest |
 Israel[38]
|
Jerusalem | iriya (עיריה) | city | mo'atza mekomit (מועצה מקומית) | local council area | none | Jerusalem District |
| Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv District | ||||||
Countries where the capital is a conglomeration of subdivisions edit
Countries where the capital is not a subdivision edit
| Country | Capital city | Third-level administration | Second-level administration | First-level administration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 American Samoa[18]
|
Pago Pago | none | Maoputasi County | Eastern District |
 Belize[41]
|
Belmopan | none | Cayo District | |
| Belize City | Belize District | |||
 Comoros
|
Moroni | none | Grande Comore | |
 Fiji
|
Suva | none | Rewa Province | Central Division |
 Iran
|
Tehran | Central District | Tehran County | Tehran Province |
 Malawi
|
Lilongwe | none | Lilongwe District | |
Countries that have no subdivision edit
Countries usually considered city-states edit
| Country |
|---|
 Gibraltar[3]
|
 Hong Kong[44]
|
 Macau[44]
|
 Monaco
|
 Singapore
|
 Vatican City[45]
|
Countries de facto unoccupied edit
| Country |
|---|
 Antarctica[46]
|
| Bouvet Island[47]
|
 British Indian Ocean Territory[3]
|
 French Southern and Antarctic Lands[26]
|
| Heard Island and McDonald Islands[42]
|
Footnotes edit
- ^ Territory of Finland.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Also translated as commune.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Territory of the United Kingdom.
- ^ Yerevan has no official term for its status as a first-level division.
- ^ Nassau is under direct control of the Bahamian government and is not part of any district.
- ^ a b Porto-Novo is the official capital and houses the National Assembly. However, the rest of the Beninese government, along with twenty-one embassies, are located in Cotonou.
- ^ a b Naypyidaw is the official capital since 2006 and houses the entire Myanma government. However, because this transfer was completely unknown until it had already occurred, forty-one embassies remain in the former capital, Yangon.
- ^ Gitega is the official capital since January 16, 2019. However, the National Assembly, the twenty embassies, along with rest of the Burundian government, are currently located in the former capital, Bujumbura. All branches of the Burundian government are expected to relocate to Gitega in about three years.
- ^ a b Also translated as municipality.
- ^ a b c Territory of the Netherlands.
- ^ De facto three separate entities.
- ^ a b Santiago is the official capital and houses most of the Chilean government and sixty-nine embassies. However, since 1990 the National Congress of Chile have been meeting in Valparaíso.
- ^ a b Malabo is the official and current capital and houses twenty-one embassies. However, the Equatorial Guinean government is currently in the process of transferring to the future capital, Oyala.
- ^ Usually translated as chartered city.
- ^ a b Territory of Denmark.
- ^ a b Berlin is the official capital since 1990 and houses most of the German government and 150 embassies. However, at least six federal government ministries and five embassies remain in the former West German capital, Bonn.
- ^ Also referred to as stadtstaat (city-state).
- ^ a b Territory of the United States.
- ^ Also referred to as municipality.
- ^ Yamoussoukro is the official capital since 1983. However, this status has been on paper only, as the entire Ivorian government, as well as forty-seven embassies, remain in the Ivory Coast's former capital, Abidjan.
- ^ Saint Helier is the official capital and houses most of the Jerseyan government. However, the official residence of the Lieutenant Governor is in nearby Saint Saviour.
- ^ Also translated as either region or oblast.
- ^ Also translated to as prefecture.
- ^ Also referred to as pilsēta (city).
- ^ Kuala Lumpur is the official capital and houses the Parliament of Malaysia, the official residence of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, and ninety-six embassies. However, the rest of the Malaysian government are located in Putrajaya.
- ^ a b c d e f Territory of France.
- ^ Seoul is the official capital and houses most of the South Korean government and 110 embassies. However, at least nine ministries have moved to what was supposed to be the future capital, Sejong.
- ^ Nominally active. Provincial governments have been suspended since 2019.
- ^ Dodoma is the official capital since 1974 and houses the National Assembly. However, because most of the original design for the capitol complex in Dodoma was never fulfilled, many government offices and embassies refuse to relocate to Dodoma. As a result of this, sixty embassies remain in Tanzania's former capital, Dar es Salaam.
- ^ Also known as the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, Transnistria is an unrecognised state that is viewed by the UN as an autonomous territory of Moldova.
- ^ Countries of the United Kingdom.
- ^ Usually translated as urban municipality.
- ^ Usually translated as rural municipality.
- ^ Palikir is the official capital and houses the entire Micronesian government and one embassy. However, three embassies remain in the former capital, and current capital of the Pohnpei State, Kolonia.
- ^ Dhaka is one of four cities in Bangladesh that are not part of any subdistrict.
- ^ Sucre is the official capital since 2009 and houses the Supreme Tribunal of Justice. However, the rest of the Bolivian government, along with thirty-one embassies, remain in Bolivia's former capital, La Paz.
- ^ a b Also referred to as commune.
- ^ Jerusalem is the official capital and houses the entire Israeli government. However, because Israel's claim over Jerusalem is unrecognized, eighty-six embassies are instead located in Tel Aviv.
- ^ https://statistics.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Antigua-and-Barbuda-CPA-Main-Report-Vol-I.pdf
- ^ Yangon is spread out to include townships from North, South and East Yangon in addition to the entirety of West Yangon.
- ^ Belmopan is the official capital since 1970 and houses the entire Belizean government and seven embassies. However, six embassies remain in Belize's former capital, Belize City.
- ^ a b c Territory of Australia.
- ^ Non-UN member sovereign state. In free association with New Zealand.
- ^ a b Territory of China.
- ^ Non-UN member sovereign state. Has observer status.
- ^ Sections claimed by at least eight countries. De facto a condominium.
- ^ Territory of Norway.