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Capital region

Region or district surrounding a capital city

Region or district surrounding a capital city

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

  • Australia Australian Capital Territory – Australia
  • Belgium Brussels-Capital Region – Belgium
  • Canada National Capital Region – Canada
  • Denmark Capital Region of Denmark – Denmark
  • Finland Helsinki capital region – Finland
  • Iceland Capital Region – Iceland
  • India National Capital Region – India
  • Indonesia Special Capital Region of Jakarta – Indonesia
  • Japan National Capital Region – Japan
  • Malaysia Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia
  • Nigeria Federal Capital Territory – Nigeria
  • Pakistan Islamabad Capital Territory – Pakistan
  • Philippines National Capital Region – Philippines
  • South Korea Seoul Metropolitan Area – South Korea
  • Taiwan Capital Metropolitan Area – Taiwan
  • United States Washington metropolitan area – United States
  • Vietnam Hanoi Capital Region – Vietnam

Subnational capitals

  • Canada Alberta Edmonton Capital Region – Alberta, Canada
  • Canada British Columbia Capital Regional District – British Columbia, Canada
  • Canada Manitoba Winnipeg Capital Region – Manitoba, Canada
  • Canada Quebec National Capital – Quebec, Canada
  • Finland Åland Mariehamn Capital Region – Åland, Finland
  • India Government Banner of Andhra Pradesh.svg Andhra Pradesh Capital Region – Andhra Pradesh, India
  • India flag of Chandigarh.svg Chandigarh Capital Region – Chandigarh, India
  • United States New York Capital District – New York State, United States
  • United Kingdom Wales Cardiff Capital Region – Wales, United Kingdom
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