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 Typical term for first-level divisions Territory of Finland. Mariehamn kommunkunta municipalityAlso translated as commune. kommunkunta municipality Algiers wilayah () province wilayah () province Andorra la Vella parròquia parish parròquia parish Territory of the United Kingdom. The Valley district Buenos Aires ciudad autónoma autonomous city provincia province Yerevan N/AYerevan has no official term for its status as a first-level division. marz (մարզ) province Vienna bundesland state bundesland state Baku şəhər city rayon district Nassau N/ANassau is under direct control of the Bahamian government and is not part of any district. district Manama muḥāfaẓat al-ʿāṣimah () capital governorate muḥāfaẓah () governorate Minsk horad (горад)gorod (город) city voblasć (вобласць)oblast (область) region Brussels région capitalehoofdstedelijk gewest capital region régiongewest region CotonouPorto-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. département department département department Hamilton city parish Gaborone city district Brasília distrito federal federal district estado state Sofia grad oblast (градска област) city province oblast (област) province NaypyidawNaypyidaw 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. pyi taung hcu naalmyay (ပြည်တောင်စုနယ်မြေ) union territory tinedaysakyee (တိုင်းဒေသကြီး) region BujumburaGitega 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. mairie province town hall province province Phnom Penh krong (ក្រុង) city khaet (ខេត្ត) province Praia concelho municipalityAlso translated as municipality. concelho municipality Territory of the Netherlands.De facto three separate entities. Kralendijk openbaar lichaam public body openbaar lichaam public body Oranjestad public body The Bottom public body George Town district Bangui commune autonomekôta-gbata autonomous commune préfecturekodoro kômanda-kôta prefecture N'Djamena minṭaqah ()région region minṭaqah ()région region SantiagoSantiago 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. región metropolitana metropolitan region región region Beijing zhíxiáshì (直辖市) direct-controlled municipality shěng (省) province Bogotá distrito capital capital district departamento department Brazzaville département department département department Zagreb grad city županija county Havana provincia province provincia province Prague hlavní město capital city kraj region Kinshasa ville-province city province province Copenhagen region hovedstaden capital region region Djibouti ville city région region Roseau parish parish Santo Domingo distrito nacional national district provincia province Cairo muḥāfaẓah () governorate muḥāfaẓah () governorate OyalaMalabo 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. ciudad administrativa administrative city provincia province Addis Ababa astedader (አስተዳደር) administrationUsually translated as chartered city. kilil (ክልል) region Territory of Denmark. Tórshavn kommunur municipality kommunur municipality Banjul city region Tbilisi k'alak'i (ქალაქი) city mkhare (მხარე) region BerlinBerlin 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. StadtstaatAlso referred to as stadtstaat (city-state). city-state Land state Accra region region Nuuk kommune municipality kommune municipality St. George's parish parish Territory of the United States. HagåtñavillageAlso referred to as municipality. Saint Peter Port parish parish Conakry gouvernorat governorate région administrative administrative region Bissau sector autónomo autonomous sector região region Budapest főváros capital city megye county Reykjavík Sveitarfélög municipality Sveitarfélög municipality New Delhi rāṣṭrīya rājadhānī kṣetra (राष्ट्रीय राजधानी क्षेत्र) national capital territory rājya (राज्य) state Jakarta daerah khusus ibu kota special capital region provinsi province Baghdad muḥāfaẓah () governorate muḥāfaẓah () governorate Dublin chathair city contae county Douglas balley town skeerey parish 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. Yamoussoukro district autonome autonomous district district Abidjan Tokyo to (都) metropolis ken (県) prefecture 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. Saint Helier parish parish Saint Saviour Amman muḥāfaẓat al-ʿāṣimah () capital governorate muḥāfaẓah () governorate Astana qala (қала)gorod (город) city oblıs (облыс)oblast (область) provinceAlso translated as either region or oblast. Nairobi kaunti county kaunti county Pristina komunëopština (општина) municipality komunëopština (општина) municipality Kuwait City muḥāfaẓat al-ʿāṣimah () capital governorate muḥāfaẓah () governorate Bishkek şaarı (шаары)gorod (город) city oblastı (областы)oblast (область) region Vientiane nakhônlouang (ນະຄອນຫຼວງ) capital cityAlso translated to as prefecture. khoeng (ແຂວງ) province Riga republikas pilsēta republican cityAlso referred to as pilsēta (city). pašvaldība municipality Beirut muḥāfaẓah () governorate muḥāfaẓah () governorate Tripoli šaʿbiyya () district šaʿbiyya () district Vaduz gemeinde municipality gemeinde municipality 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. Kuala Lumpur wilayah persekutuan federal territory negeri state Putrajaya Malé šaharu (ޝަހަރު) city atholhu (އަތޮޅު) atoll Bamako district région region Valletta lokalità locality lokalità locality Majuro municipality municipality Port Louis district district Territory of France. Mamoudzou commune Mexico City ciudad city estado state Chișinău municipiu municipality raion district Ulaanbaatar khot (хот) municipality aimag (аймаг) province Maputo cidade capital city província province Niamey communauté urbaine capital district région region Abuja capital territory state Pyongyang chikhalsi (직할시) direct-administered city to (도) province Skopje grad (град) city opština (општина) municipality Oslo fylke county fylke county Islamabad vafāqī dār-alhakūmat ()capital territory province Port Moresby capital district province Asunción distrito capital capital district departamento department Lima provincia province región region Manila rehiyon region rehiyon region Bucharest municipiu municipality județ county Moscow federalny gorod (федеральный город) federal city subyekt federatsii (субъект федерации) federal subject Kigali mairie town council intara province Belgrade grad city okrug district Honiara capital district province Mogadishu gobol region gobol region 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. Seoul teukbyeolsi (특별시) special city to (도) province Sejong teukbyeol-jachisi (특별자치시) special self-governing city Paramaribo district district Damascus muḥāfaẓah () governorate muḥāfaẓah () governorate (Republic of China) Taipei zhíxiáshì (直轄市) special municipality shěng (省) provinceNominally active. Provincial governments have been suspended since 2019. Dushanbe şahri mustaqil (шаҳри мустақил) independent city viloyat (вилоят) region Dar es SalaamDodoma 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. mkoa region mkoa region Bangkok maha nakhon (มหานคร) special administrative area changwat (จังหวัด) province Also known as the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, Transnistria is an unrecognised state that is viewed by the UN as an autonomous territory of Moldova. Tiraspol municipiumunitsipalitet (муниципалитет) municipality raionrayon (район) district Port of Spain municipality region Aşgabat şäher independent city welayat region Kampala town council district Kyiv misto (місто) city oblasti (області) oblast Countries of the United Kingdom. London region county Belfast district district Edinburgh council area council area Cardiff dinas city prif ardal principal area Washington, D.C. federal district state Tashkent shahar independent city viloyat region Caracas distrito capital capital district estado state Hanoi thành phố trực thuộc trung ương municipality tỉnh province Sana'a amanah () municipality muḥāfaẓah () governorate Harare city province
Countries where the capital is a second-level subdivision