List of national capitals serving as administrative divisions
The table below lists capitals serving as administrative divisions by country.
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Buenos Aires | ciudad autónoma | autonomous city | 1880-09-20 |
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Yerevan | kaghak | city | |
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Canberra | capital territory | 1913-03-12 | |
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Vienna | Land / Bundesland | state | |
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Baku | şəhər | city | |
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Minsk | horad | municipality | |
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Brussels | région / gewest | region | 1989-06-18 |
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Brasília | distrito federal | federal district | 1960-04-21 |
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Sofia | oblast | province | |
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Phnom Penh | krong | autonomous municipality | |
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Bangui | commune autonome | autonomous commune | |
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N'Djamena | région | region | |
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Beijing | zhíxiáshì | direct-controlled municipality | 1949-10-01 |
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Bogotá | distrito capital | capital district | |
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Kinshasa | ville neutre | neutral city | |
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Brazzaville | capital district | ||
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Zagreb | grad | town/city | |
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Havana | municipio especial | special municipality | |
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Prague | hlavní město | ||
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Djibouti City | ville | town/city | |
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Santo Domingo | distrito nacional | national district | |
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Addis Ababa | āstedader | administration | |
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Paris | département | department | |
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Banjul | independent city | ||
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Tbilisi | k'alak'i | city | |
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Berlin | Land | state | |
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Conakry | zone spéciale | special zone | |
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Bissau | sector autónomo | autonomous sector | |
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Budapest | föváros | capital city | |
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Delhi | Rajdhani | National Capital Territory | |
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Jakarta | daerah khusus ibukota | special capital region/territory | |
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Dublin | comhairle cathrach | city council | |
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Tokyo | to | metropolis | |
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Astana | qalalar | city | |
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Nairobi | national capital area | ||
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Pyongyang | chikhalsi | directly governed city | |
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Seoul | teukbyeolsi | special city | |
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Bishkek | shaar | city | |
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Vientiane | kampheng nakhon | prefecture | 1989 |
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Riga | lielpilsēta | city | |
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Tripoli | shabiyah | district | |
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Kuala Lumpur | wilayah persekutuan | federal territory | 1974 |
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Malé | city | ||
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Bamako | district | ||
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Nouakchott | district | ||
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Mexico City | distrito federal | federal district | 1824-11-18 |
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Chişinău | municipiu | municipality | |
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Ulaanbaatar | khot | municipality | 1924 |
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Maputo | cidade | city | |
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Niamey | communauté urbaine | capital district | |
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Abuja | capital territory | ||
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Oslo | fylke | county | |
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Islamabad | capital territory | ||
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Port Moresby | capital district | ||
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Asunción | distrito capital | capital district | |
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Lima | provincia | province | |
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Manila | rehiyon | capital region | 1975-11-17 |
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Bucharest | municipiu | municipality | |
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Moscow | federalny gorod | federal city | |
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Kigali | mairie | town council | |
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Belgrade | grad | city | |
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Honiara | capital district | ||
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Taipei | shì | special municipality | 1949-12 |
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Dushanbe | independent city | ||
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Bangkok | maha nakhon | municipality | 1972-12-14 |
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Aşgabat | independent city | ||
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Kyiv | misto | city | |
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Kampala | city council | ||
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London | region | 1965-04-01 | |
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Washington, D.C. | federal district | 1790-07-16 | |
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Tashkent | shahar | autonomous city | |
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Caracas | distrito capital | capital district | |
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Hanoi | thu do | municipality | |
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Sana'a | municipality | ||
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Harare | province |
Countries where the capital is not a subdivision
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Canada - Ottawa is a municipality in the Province of Ontario
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Italy - Rome is a municipality in Lazio Region
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Estonia - Tallinn is a municipality in Harju County
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Poland - Warsaw is a municipality in Masovian Voivodeship
Footnotes
- ↑ Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as Congo-Kinshasa.
- ↑ Also known as Congo-Brazzaville.
See also
- Category:Capitals for other lists of capitals
- List of autonomous areas by country
- Table of administrative country subdivisions by country
- Capital districts and territories
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