provincial capitals
Subnational administrative centers
Provincial capitals are the principal cities serving as seats of government for provinces—administrative divisions below the national level in countries like Canada, Argentina, or South Africa.
Quebec City is the provincial capital of Quebec, though Montreal is larger.
The term parallels state capitals in federal systems organized around states rather than provinces.
- prefecturesGoverned administrative territories
- cityLarge populated area
- governoratesGovernor-led administrative regions
- mayorElected head of municipality
- local governmentRegional civic administration
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Seat of federal government
federal capital · capital city · state capital · imperial capital
provincial capitalsunincorporated areas
Regions outside municipal boundaries
rural villages · hamlets · villages · townships · county seats
provincial capitalshinterlands
Remote inland areas
isolated communities · frontier settlements · remote villages · frontier towns · backwaters
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