Capital region
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Capital Region is a common term for the region or district surrounding a state, provincial or national capital city. It is not always the official term for the region, but may sometimes be used as an informal synonym.
The official term Región Capital (Spanish: Capital Region) is used for one of the administrative regions of Venezuela.
Some regions so named include:
- National Capital Region of Canada,
- Capital Regional District, British Columbia
- Capital District of New York.
- Capital Region of Pennsylvania.
- Brussels-Capital Region (French: Région de Bruxelles-Capitale, Dutch: Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, German: Region Brüssel-Hauptstadt)
- Copenhagen Capital Region (Region Hovedstaden)
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Contemporary
Arrondissement · Bailiwick · Banner · Autonomous banner · Barangay · Bairro · Barrio · Block · Borough · County borough · Metropolitan borough · Capital · Federal capital · Canton · Census division · Census geographic unit · Census metropolitan area · Census subdivision · Circle · Circuit · City · Autonomous city · Independent city · Co-Principality · Colony · Commonwealth · Commune · Community · Autonomous community · Residential community · Condiminium · Constituency · County · Administrative county · Autonomous county · Metropolitan county · Council · Croft · Department · Dependency · Federal dependency · District · Autonomous district · Capital district · City district · Federal district · Metropolitan district · Municipal district · Division · Duchy · Freguesia · Governorate · Hamlet · Insular area · Judeţ · Local administrative unit · Local government area · Municipality · District municipality · Regional municipality · Regional county municipality · Rural municipality · Neighbourhood · Oblast · Okrug · Parish · Civil parish · Periphery · Prefecture · Autonomous prefecture · Principality · Protectorate · Province · Autonomous province · Quarter · Regency · Region · Autonomous region · Capital region ·National capital region · Special administrative region · Republic · Autonomous republic · Ranchería · Reservation · Reserve · Shire · State · Subdistrict · Subprefecture · Suzerainty · Territory · Autonomous territorial unit · Capital territory · National territory · Town · Townland · Township · Civil township · Urban (urbanized) area · Village · Vingtaine · Voivodeship · Ward
Historical
Agency · Barony · Burgh · Cantref · Commote · Hundred · Imperial Circle · Imperial Free City · Imperial province · Presidency · Residency · Riding · Rural district · Sanitary district (rural · urban) · Urban district
Boldface indicates a type used by ten or more countries; loanwords in italics.
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