List of capitals outside of the territories they serve

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List of capitals outside the territories they serve

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Aberdeen, United Kingdom – Aberdeen was the historic county seat of Aberdeenshire but now forms a separate local authority. Aberdeenshire Council's headquarters remain within the city of Aberdeen, the only local authority in Scotland to have its council sit in another local authority area.
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan – capital of Chuy Province which surrounds the city, though the city itself is not part of the province but rather a province-level unit of Kyrgyzstan
Bogotá, Colombia – capital of the surrounding Cundinamarca Department, while constituting its own capital district.
Bucharest, Romania – location of many of the institutions of Ilfov County, itself a municipality with special status
Budapest, Hungary – capital of Pest county, and also the Central Hungarian Region, itself having a county status, thus outside Pest county, but within the Central Hungarian Region
Bujumbura, Burundi – capital of both Bujumbura Mairie and Bujumbura Rural provinces; the city itself is located in the former
Central, Hong Kong – the area where the district council and district office of the Islands District is located, itself within the Central and Western District
Chandigarh, India – shared capital of the states of Punjab and Haryana, itself a union territory
Daegu, South Korea – capital of the province of North Gyeongsang, itself a metropolitan city
East London, South Africa – administrative centre of the Amathole District Municipality, itself in the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
Francistown, Botswana - capital of the North-East District, itself a separately administered urban district.
Honiara, Solomon Islands – capital of Guadalcanal Province, while itself a separate capital territory
Hot Springs, South Dakota, United States - seat of Fall River County, whose administration is under contract from neighbouring Oglala Lakota County to also perform the latter's administrative functions.
Hyderabad, India - since 2 June 2014, the joint capital of the states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. Hyderabad itself is located in Telangana, which was newly carved out of Andhra Pradesh on that date. The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 determines that Hyderabad will remain provisionally the capital of both states "for such period not exceeding ten years." Many Andhra Pradesh state government institutions have moved to Vijayawada, which has become de facto the new state capital. On 4 September 2014, it was officially announced that a new, specially planned capital city would be built just outside Vijayawada and would be called Amaravati. Still, until the new capital is completed and officially moved, Hyderabad remains de jure Andhra Pradesh's capital city.
Invercargill, New Zealand - is the seat of government for the large rural Southland District to its north while also a territorial authority in its own right.
Jiagedaqi District, China - administrative centre of the Da Hinggan Ling Prefecture, Heilongjiang Province, itself (nominally) located in Inner Mongolia.
Kagoshima, Japan, hosts the municipal offices for the island villages of Mishima and Toshima.
Kiev, Ukraine – administrative center of Kiev Oblast, itself a city with special status
King Salmon, Alaska, United States, is the seat of government for the Lake and Peninsula Borough but lies in the Bristol Bay Borough.
Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom – administrative headquarters of Surrey, England, itself within Greater London
Lankaran, Azerbaijan – capital of Lankaran Rayon, itself administratively separate
Minsk, Belarus – administrative center of Minsk Voblast, itself a city with special status of capital
Moscow, Russia – capital of Moscow Oblast, itself a federal city
Oslo, Norway – administration headquarters of Akershus county, itself a separate county
Several provinces of the Philippines technically have their capitals outside their borders when the cities are classified as highly urbanized (independent); by law these cities are not included in any province, although most of the time these cities are tightly connected and were sometimes once part of the province that surrounds them. See cities of the Philippines for a more extensive explanation and the Virginia entry below for a comparison.
Port Elizabeth, South Africa – administrative centre of the Cacadu District Municipality, itself in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea – capital of Central Province which surrounds city, but the city itself is in (and also the capital of) the National Capital District
Prague, Czech Republic – capital of Central Bohemian Region, Prague-West District and Prague-East District, itself an administrative unit on its own
Saint Petersburg, Russia – capital of the Leningrad Oblast, itself a federal city
Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands – seat of the mayor office of the largely evacuated Northern Islands Municipality, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, itself another municipality
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina – official capital of Republika Srpska, itself in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The de facto capital is Banja Luka.
Shaki, Azerbaijan – capital of Shaki Rayon, itself administratively separate
Shusha, Azerbaijan – capital of Shusha Rayon, itself administratively separate; administered by Nagorno-Karabakh
Sofia, Bulgaria – capital of the Sofia Province, itself an administrative unit (oblast) on its own
Tashkent, Uzbekistan – capital of Tashkent Province, itself an independent city
Virginia in the United States has unique laws regarding independent city status, where a city is not part of its surrounding county. Because of this, many county courthouses and county government offices are technically located outside of the county. These include Albemarle County, Alleghany County, Augusta County, Bedford County, Frederick County, Greensville County, Prince William County, Rockbridge County, and Rockingham County. The government offices for Roanoke County, James City County, and Henrico County are located within the borders of the county while the historic courthouses are located in the independent cities of Salem, Williamsburg, and Richmond, respectively. In Fairfax County, the courthouse is situated in an enclave within the city of Fairfax that is part of the county, while the government offices are outside of the city's borders.
Winner, South Dakota, United States - seat of both Tripp and Todd counties, itself located in Tripp County.
Yevlakh, Azerbaijan – capital of Yevlakh Rayon, itself administratively separate

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