regional capital
Area's main city
A regional capital is the principal city of a region, state, province, or other administrative subdivision—the seat of regional government, distinct from a nation's capital.
The term applies where countries divide into regions with their own governmental structures: Lyon serves as the regional capital of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
- county townAdministrative seat of district
- oblastSlavic administrative territory
- metropolitan areaCity plus linked suburbs
- municipalityLocal governing district
- cityLarge populated area
trade hub · economic center · province · port city · urban center · prefecture · governor's office · government building · transport hub · central district · community hub · cultural hub · civic center · town square · local government · urban area · seat · port
regional capitalnational capital
Seat of federal government
federal capital · capital city · county seat · village · hamlet
regional capitalrural village
Small countryside settlement
remote settlement · border town · countryside · unincorporated area · hamlet