A capital region, also called a national capital region, capital district or capital territory is a common term for the region or district surrounding the capital city of a country or any other administrative division. It is not always the official term for the region, but may sometimes be used as an informal synonym.
Country-level examples include:
| Capital region name | Country |
|---|---|
| Australian Capital Territory | Australia |
| Brussels-Capital Region | Belgium |
| National Capital Region | Canada |
| Copenhagen Capital Region | Denmark |
| National District | Dominican Republic |
| National Capital Region | India |
| National Capital Region | Japan |
| Islamabad Capital Territory | Pakistan |
| National Capital Region | Philippines |
| Seoul National Capital Area | South Korea |
| National Capital Region | United States |
| Hanoi Capital Region | Vietnam |
The term is also used by some subnational entities as follows:
| Capital region name | Subnational entity |
|---|---|
| Capital Regional District | British Columbia |
| Capital District | New York |
| National Capital Region (Quebec City) | Quebec |
Famous quotes containing the words capital and/or region:
“We make needless ado about capital punishment,—taking lives, when there is no life to take.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“Alvina felt herself swept ... into a dusky region where men had dark faces and translucent yellow eyes, where all speech was foreign, and life was not her life. It was as if she had fallen from her own world on to another, darker star, where meanings were all changed.”
—D.H. (David Herbert)