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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

Country Capital city Divisional unit
Native term Translation or equivalent
 Algeria Algiers ولاية wilāyat province
 Argentina Buenos Aires ciudad autónoma autonomous city
 Armenia Yerevan hamaynk community
 Australia Canberra capital territory
 Austria Vienna bundesland state
 Azerbaijan Baku şəhər city
 Bahamas Nassau district
 Bahrain Manama محافظة العاصمة muḥāfaẓat al-ʿāṣimah capital governorate
 Belarus Minsk раён rajon district
 Belgium Brussels hoofdstedelijk gewest, région capitale, region hauptstadt capital region
 Benin Cotonou[1] département department
 Botswana Gaborone district
 Brazil Brasília distrito federal federal district
 Bulgaria Sofia Област град Oblast grad city province
 Burundi Bujumbura province
 Cambodia Phnom Penh តំបន់រដ្ឋបាលពិសេស tambn rodthabal pises special administration area
 Cape Verde Praia concelho municipality
 Central African Republic Bangui commune autonome autonomous commune
 Chad N'Djamena منطقة minṭaqat, région region
 Chile Santiago región metropolitana metropolitan region
 China Beijing 直辖市 zhíxiáshì direct-controlled municipality
 Colombia Bogotá distrito capital capital district
 DR Congo Kinshasa ville-province city-province
 Congo Brazzaville département department
 Croatia Zagreb grad city
 Cuba Havana provincia province
 Czech Republic Prague hlavní město capital city
 Denmark Copenhagen region hovedstaden capital region
 Djibouti Djibouti مدينة madīnah, ville, magaala city
 Dominican Republic Santo Domingo distrito nacional national district
 East Timor Dili município municipality
 Egypt Cairo محافظة muḥāfẓet governorate
 Equatorial Guinea Oyala[2] ciudad administrativa administrative city
 Eritrea Asmara إقليم المركزية iqlim al-merkezhia, ዞባ ማእከል zoba maekel central region
 Ethiopia Addis Ababa astedader akabibi chartered city
 Gambia Banjul city
 Georgia Tbilisi დედაქალაქი dedakalaki capital city
 Germany Berlin land state
 Ghana Accra region
 Guinea Conakry région region
 Guinea-Bissau Bissau sector autónomo autonomous sector

Countries where the capital is a second-level subdivision

Country Capital city Divisional unit First-level administration
Native term Translation or equivalent
 Albania Tirana bashkia municipality Tirana County
 Angola Luanda município municipality Luanda Province
 Benin Porto-Novo[1] commune Ouémé Department
 Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan mukim ward[3] Brunei-Muara District
 Canada Ottawa ville city Province of Ontario
 Costa Rica San José cantón canton San José Province
 Cyprus Nicosia δήμος demos, belediye municipality Nicosia District
 Ecuador Quito distrito metropolitano metropolitan district Pichincha Province
 El Salvador San Salvador municipio municipality San Salvador Department
 Equatorial Guinea Malabo[2] municipio municipality Bioko Norte Province
 Estonia Tallinn omavalitsus municipality Harju County
 France Paris département department Île-de-France region
 Gabon Libreville département department Estuaire Province
 Guatemala Guatemala City municipio municipality Guatemala Department

Countries where the capital is a third-level subdivision

Country Capital city Divisional unit Second-level administration First-level administration
Native term Translation or equivalent
 Bangladesh Dhaka সিটি কর্পোরেশন Siṭi Karpōrēśana city corporation[4] Dhaka District Dhaka Division
 Bhutan Thimphu ཁྲོམ་སྡེ Thromde municipality Chang Gewog Thimphu District
 Bolivia[5] Sucre Municipio municipality Oropeza Province Chuquisaca Department
La Paz Pedro Domingo Murillo Province La Paz Department
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo опћина općina municipality[6] Canton of Sarajevo Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Cameroon Yaoundé commune Mfoundi Department Centre Region
 Finland Helsinki kaupunki, stad city Helsinki Sub-region Uusimaa region
 Greece Athens δήμος demos municipality Central Athens Regional Unit Attica Region

Countries where the capital is not a subdivision

Country Capital city Third-level administration Second-level administration First-level administration
 Afghanistan Kabul Kabul District Kabul Province
 Andorra Andorra la Vella Parish of Andorra la Vella
 Antigua and Barbuda St. John's Saint John Parish
 Barbados Bridgetown Parish of Saint Michael
 Belize Belmopan Cayo District
 Burkina Faso Ouagadougou Ouagadougou Department Kadiogo Province Centre Region
 Comoros Moroni Autonomous Island of Grande Comore
 Dominica Roseau Saint George Parish
 Fiji Suva Rewa Province Central Division
Grenada} St. George's Saint George Parish

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b Although Porto-Novo is the official capital, many of Benin's government buildings are located in Cotonou.
  2. ^ a b Since 2011, Equatorial Guinea have begun the process of moving the capital from Malabo to Oyala.
  3. ^ Bandar Seri Begawan consists of nine mukims: Kianggeh, Berakas A, Berakas B, Gadong A, Gadong B, Kilanas, Kota Batu, Lumapas, and Sengkurong.
  4. ^ Dhaka consists of two city corporations: Dhaka North City Corporation and Dhaka South City Corporation.
  5. ^ Although Sucre is the official capital, many of Bolivia's government buildings are located in La Paz.
  6. ^ Sarajevo consists of four municipalities: Centar, Novi Grad, Novo Sarajevo, and Stari Grad.

See also

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