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List of national capitals serving as administrative divisions

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]

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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.

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