capital region
Government hub zone
Capital region refers to the area surrounding a national or state capital city, typically including the capital itself and adjacent communities that form an economic and administrative unit.
The term often appears in official designations: the Capital Region of New York, Denmark's Capital Region.
It may also describe any territory centered on a seat of government: Housing prices in the capital region have skyrocketed.
- embassiesForeign government offices abroad
- economic hubZone of concentrated commerce
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
- governmentAuthority over a state
metropolitan area · downtown core · national monuments · ministries · judiciary · historical landmarks · museums · executive branch · infrastructure · municipality · educational institutions · urban center · suburbs · housing costs · memorial parks · trade centers · district · tourism industry
- placescity, town, village, hamlet, building
- regionsregions, area, areas, zone, zones
- urban regionsmegalopolis, metroplex, conurbation, metro area, urban sprawl
capital regionhinterland
Remote area beyond settlements
periphery · provinces · frontier region · border region · backcountry
capital regionbackwater
Stagnant side channel
remote area · flyover country · rural area · countryside · hinterland