A capital region, also called a capital district or capital territory, is a region or district surrounding the country's capital city. It is not always the official term for the region, but may sometimes be used as an informal synonym. Capital regions can exist for either national or subnational capitals.
National capitals
Australian Capital Territory – Australia Brussels-Capital Region – Belgium National Capital Region – Canada Capital Region of Denmark – Denmark Helsinki capital region – Finland Capital Region – Iceland National Capital Region – India Special Capital Region of Jakarta (under relocation process to Specific Capital Region of Nusantara) – Indonesia National Capital Region – Japan Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia Federal Capital Territory – Nigeria Islamabad Capital Territory – Pakistan National Capital Region – Philippines Seoul Metropolitan Area – South Korea Capital Metropolitan Area – Taiwan District of Columbia – United States Hanoi Capital Region – Vietnam
Subnational capitals
Edmonton Capital Region – Alberta, Canada Capital Regional District – British Columbia, Canada Winnipeg Capital Region – Manitoba, Canada National Capital – Quebec, Canada Mariehamn Capital Region – Åland, Finland Andhra Pradesh Capital Region – Andhra Pradesh, India Chandigarh Capital Region – Chandigarh, India Capital District – New York State, United States Cardiff Capital Region – Wales, United Kingdom
See also Capital districts and territories Federal district