List of Capitals Serving As Administrative Divisions By Country

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

Country Capital city Divisional unit
Native term Translation or equivalent
Argentina Buenos Aires ciudad autónoma autonomous city
Armenia Yerevan kaghak city
Austria Vienna land state
Azerbaijan Baku şəhər city
Belarus Minsk horad municipality
Belgium Brussels région / gewest region
Brazil Brasília distrito federal federal district
Bulgaria Sofia oblast province
Cambodia Phnom Penh krong autonomous municipality
Central African Republic Bangui commune autonome autonomous commune
Chad N'Djamena région region
China Beijing zhíxiáshì direct-controlled municipality
Colombia Bogotá distrito capital capital district
DR of the Congo Kinshasa ville neutre neutral city
Republic of the Congo Brazzaville capital district
Croatia Zagreb grad town/city
Cuba Havana municipio especial special municipality
Czech Republic Prague hlavní město
Djibouti Djibouti City ville town/city
Dominican Republic Santo Domingo distrito nacional national district
Ethiopia Addis Ababa āstedader administration
France Paris département department
Gambia Banjul independent city
Georgia Tbilisi k'alak'i city
Germany Berlin land state
Guinea Conakry zone spéciale special zone
Guinea-Bissau Bissau sector autónomo autonomous sector
Hungary Budapest föváros capital city
India Delhi Rajdhani National Capital Territory
Indonesia Jakarta daerah khusus ibukota Capital Territory
Japan Tokyo to metropolis
Kazakhstan Astana qalalar city
Kenya Nairobi national capital area
North Korea Pyongyang chikhalsi directly governed city
South Korea Seoul teukbyeolsi special city
Kyrgyzstan Bishkek shaar city
Laos Vientiane kampheng nakhon prefecture
Latvia Riga lielpilsēta city
Libya Tripoli shabiyah district
Maldives Malé city
Mali Bamako district
Mauritania Nouakchott district
Mexico Mexico City distrito federal federal district
Moldova Chişinău municipiu municipality
Mongolia Ulaanbaatar khot municipality
Mozambique Maputo cidade city
Niger Niamey communauté urbaine capital district
Nigeria Abuja capital territory
Norway Oslo fylke county
Pakistan Islamabad capital territory
Papua New Guinea Port Moresby capital district
Paraguay Asunción distrito capital capital district
Peru Lima provincia province
Philippines Manila capital region
Romania Bucharest municipiu municipality
Russia Moscow federalny gorod federal city
Rwanda Kigali mairie town council
Serbia Belgrade grad city
Solomon Islands Honiara capital district
Republic of China (Taiwan) Taipei shì special municipality
Tajikistan Dushanbe independent city
Thailand Bangkok maha nakhon municipality
Turkmenistan Aşgabat independent city
Ukraine Kiev misto city
Uganda Kampala city council
United Kingdom London region
United States Washington, D.C. federal district
Uzbekistan Tashkent shahar autonomous city
Venezuela Caracas distrito capital capital district
Vietnam Hanoi thu do municipality
Yemen Sana'a municipality
Zimbabwe Harare province

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