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:
“The great dialectic in our time is not, as anciently and by some still supposed, between capital and labor; it is between economic enterprise and the state.”
—John Kenneth Galbraith (b. 1908)
“He went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.”
—Bible: New Testament, Luke 3:3.
Related Subjects
Related Phrases
Related Words