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List of national capitals serving as administrative divisions

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The table below lists capitals serving as administrative divisions by country.

Countries where the capital is a first-level subdivision

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Country Capital city Divisional unit Typical term for first-level divisions
Native term Translation or equivalent Native term Translation or equivalent
 Åland[1] 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]
 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
 North Macedonia Skopje grad (град) city opština (општина) municipality
 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

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Country Capital city Divisional unit Typical term for second-level divisions First-level administration
Native term Translation or equivalent Native term Translation or equivalent
 Afghanistan Kabul wuləswāləi (ولسوالۍ)
wuleswali (شهرستان) 		district wuləswāləi (ولسوالۍ)
wuleswali (شهرستان) 		district Kabul Province
 Albania Tirana bashki municipality bashki municipality Tirana County
 Angola Luanda município municipality município municipality Luanda Province
 Benin Porto-Novo[6] commune Ouémé Department
 Bhutan Thimphu thromde (ཁྲོམ་སྡེ) urban municipality geok (རྒེད་འོག) village block Thimphu District
 Cameroon Yaoundé département department département department Centre Region
 Canada Ottawa single-tier municipality county Ontario
 Costa Rica San José cantón canton cantón canton San José Province
 Cyprus Nicosia dimos (δήμος) municipality koinótita (κοινότητα) community Nicosia District
 Ecuador Quito distrito metropolitano metropolitan district cantón canton Pichincha Province
 El Salvador San Salvador municipio municipality municipio municipality San Salvador Department
 Equatorial Guinea Malabo[13] municipio municipality municipio municipality Bioko Norte
 Estonia Tallinn linn town[32] vald parish[33] Harju County
 France Paris département department département department Île-de-France
 French Guiana[26] Cayenne commune Arrondissement of Cayenne
 French Polynesia[26] Papeete commune Windward Islands
 Micronesia[34] Palikir municipality municipality Pohnpei State
Kolonia municipality
 Gabon Libreville département department département department Estuaire Province
 Germany Bonn[16] kreisfreie städte urban district landkreis rural district North Rhine-Westphalia
 Guatemala Guatemala City municipio municipality municipio municipality Guatemala Department
 Guadeloupe[26] Basse-Terre commune Arrondissement of Basse-Terre
 Guyana Georgetown municipality neighbourhood democratic council Demerara-Mahaica
 Honduras Tegucigalpa distrito central central district municipio municipality Francisco Morazán Department
 Italy Rome città metropolitana metropolitan city provincia province Lazio
 Lesotho Maseru community council community council Maseru District
 Liberia Monrovia district district Montserrado County
 Lithuania Vilnius miesto savivaldybė city municipality rajono savivaldybė district municipality Vilnius County
 Luxembourg Luxembourg City gemeng
gemeinde 		commune gemeng
gemeinde 		commune Luxembourg
 Madagascar Antananarivo distrika district distrika district Analamanga
 Martinique[26] Fort-de-France commune Arrondissement of Fort-de-France
 Poland Warsaw miasto na prawach powiatu city/town county powiat county Masovian Voivodeship
 Spain Madrid municipio municipality provincia province Autonomous Community of Madrid

Countries where the capital is a third-level subdivision

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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
 Bolivia[35] Sucre municipio municipality municipio municipality Oropeza Province Chuquisaca Department
La Paz municipality Pedro Domingo Murillo Province La Paz Department
 Burkina Faso Ouagadougou département department[36] département department[36] Kadiogo Province Centre Region
 Chile Valparaíso[12] comuna commune comuna commune Valparaíso Province Valparaíso Region
 Finland Helsinki kaupunki municipality kunta municipality Helsinki sub-region Uusimaa Region
 Greece Athens dímoi (δήμοι) municipality dímoi (δήμοι) municipality Central Athens Regional unit Attica Region
 Haiti Port-au-Prince komin commune komin commune Port-au-Prince Arrondissement Ouest
 Israel[37] Jerusalem iriya (עיריה) city mo'atza mekomit (מועצה מקומית) local council area none Jerusalem District
Tel Aviv Tel Aviv District
   Nepal Kathmandu mahānagarpālikā metropolitan city nagarpālikā municipality Kathmandu District Bagmati Province
 Saudi Arabia Riyadh Amanah municipality Amanah municipality Riyadh Governorate Riyadh Province

Countries where the capital is a conglomeration of subdivisions

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Country Capital city Level of divisional units Term for divisional units Number of divisional units List of divisional units Second-level administration First-level administration
Native term Translation or equivalent
 Antigua and Barbuda St. John's 2nd major divisions/areas 16 City Centre, Greenbay, Point, Cook's Hill, Gray's Farm, Nut Grove, Kentish, Desouza Road, Browns Avenue, Villa, Radio Range, Sutherlands Development, Upper Fort Road, Micheal's Mount, Princess Margaret, Upper Gamble's[38] none Saint John
 Bangladesh Dhaka 3rd siṭi karpōrēśana (সিটি কর্পোরেশন) city corporation 2 Dhaka North City Corporation,Dhaka South City Corporation Dhaka District Dhaka Division
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo 3rd opština
općina (опћина) 		municipality 4 Centar, Novi Grad, Novo Sarajevo, Stari Grad Sarajevo Canton Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan 2nd mukim ward 9 Kianggeh, Berakas A, Berakas B, Gadong A, Gadong B, Kilanas, Kota Batu, Lumapas, Sengkurong none Brunei-Muara District
 Burma Yangon[7] 3rd myahoetnaal (မြို့နယ်) township 33 Ahlon, Bahan, Dagon, Kyauktada, Kyimyindaing, Lanmadaw, Latha, Pabedan, Sanchaung, Seikkan, Botataung, Dagon Seikkan, East Dagon, North Dagon, North Okkalapa, Pazundaung, South Dagon, South Okkalapa, Thingangyun, Mingala Taungnyunt, Dala, Dawbon, Seikkyi Kanaungto, Tamwe, Thaketa, Yankin, Insein, Hlaing, Hlaingthaya, Kamayut, Mayangon, Mingaladon, Shwepyitha West Yangon District[39] Yangon Region
 Eritrea Asmara 2nd ni’usi zoba (ንኡስ ዞባ)
dun al'iiqlimia (دون الإقليمية) 		subregion 4 North Eastern, North Western, South Eastern, South Western none Central Region
 Jamaica Kingston 1st parish 2 Kingston, Saint Andrew none
 Mauritania Nouakchott 1st wilayah (ولاية) region 3 Nouakchott-Nord, Nouakchott-Ouest, Nouakchott-Sud none
 Turkey Ankara 2nd ilçe district 25 Akyurt, Altındağ, Ayaş, Balâ, Beypazarı, Çamlıdere, Çankaya, Çubuk, Elmadağ, Etimesgut, Evren, Gölbaşı, Güdül, Haymana, Kahramankazan, Kalecik, Keçiören, Kızılcahamam, Mamak, Nallıhan, Polatlı, Pursaklar, Sincan, Şereflikoçhisar, Yenimahalle none Ankara Province

Countries where the capital is not a subdivision

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Country Capital city Third-level administration Second-level administration First-level administration
 American Samoa[18] Pago Pago none Maoputasi County Eastern District
 Belize[40] 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

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Country Capital city
 Akrotiri and Dhekelia[3] Episkopi Cantonment
 Aruba[10] Oranjestad
 British Virgin Islands[3] Road Town
 Christmas Island[41] Flying Fish Cove
 Cocos (Keeling) Islands[41] West Island
 Cook Islands[42] Avarua
 Curaçao[10] Willemstad
 Falkland Islands[3] Stanley
 Kiribati Tarawa

Countries usually considered city-states

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Country
 Gibraltar[3]
 Hong Kong[43]
 Macau[43]
 Monaco
 Singapore
 Vatican City[44]

Countries de facto unoccupied

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Country
 Antarctica[45]
 Bouvet Island[46]
 British Indian Ocean Territory[3]
 French Southern and Antarctic Lands[26]
 Heard Island and McDonald Islands[41]

Footnotes

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  1. ^ Territory of Finland.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Also translated as commune.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Territory of the United Kingdom.
  4. ^ Yerevan has no official term for its status as a first-level division.
  5. ^ Nassau is under direct control of the Bahamian government and is not part of any district.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ a b Also translated as municipality.
  10. ^ a b c Territory of the Netherlands.
  11. ^ De facto three separate entities.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ Usually translated as chartered city.
  15. ^ a b Territory of Denmark.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ Also referred to as stadtstaat (city-state).
  18. ^ a b Territory of the United States.
  19. ^ Also referred to as municipality.
  20. ^ 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.
  21. ^ 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.
  22. ^ Also translated as either region or oblast.
  23. ^ Also translated to as prefecture.
  24. ^ Also referred to as pilsēta (city).
  25. ^ 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.
  26. ^ a b c d e f Territory of France.
  27. ^ 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.
  28. ^ Nominally active. Provincial governments have been suspended since 2019.
  29. ^ 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.
  30. ^ Also known as the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, Transnistria is an unrecognised state that is viewed by the UN as an autonomous territory of Moldova.
  31. ^ Countries of the United Kingdom.
  32. ^ Usually translated as urban municipality.
  33. ^ Usually translated as rural municipality.
  34. ^ 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.
  35. ^ 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.
  36. ^ a b Also referred to as commune.
  37. ^ 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.
  38. ^ https://statistics.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Antigua-and-Barbuda-CPA-Main-Report-Vol-I.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  39. ^ Yangon is spread out to include townships from North, South and East Yangon in addition to the entirety of West Yangon.
  40. ^ 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.
  41. ^ a b c Territory of Australia.
  42. ^ Non-UN member sovereign state. In free association with New Zealand.
  43. ^ a b Territory of China.
  44. ^ Non-UN member sovereign state. Has observer status.
  45. ^ Sections claimed by at least eight countries. De facto a condominium.
  46. ^ Territory of Norway.

See also

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