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Countries with multiple capitals
Lists of capitals v · seat of government while the other is the legal capital[improper synthesis?]. Contents
More than one capital at present
Country Capitals Details Benin Porto-Novo Official capital Cotonou De facto seat of government Bolivia Sucre Official (constitutional) capital; seat of national judiciary La Paz Seat of national administrative & legislative bodies Chile Santiago Official capital; seat of national administrative and judicial bodies Valparaíso Seat of national legislature Côte d'Ivoire Yamoussoukro Official capital Abidjan De facto seat of government Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Official capital; seat of national legislature Putrajaya Administrative centre and seat of national judiciary South Africa Pretoria Administrative capital Cape Town Legislative capital Bloemfontein Judicial capital Sri Lanka Sri Jayawardenapura Administrative capital Colombo Commercial capital Swaziland Mbabane Administrative capital Lobamba Legislative and royal capital Tanzania Dodoma Official capital Dar es Salaam De facto seat of government Western Sahara (SADR) El Aaiún Declared capital Bir Lehlou Temporary capital Some Kyoto natives also argue that Tokyo and Kyoto are both capitals of Japan at present; see Capital of Japan.
Israel designates Jerusalem as its capital, and seats its government in that city. However, until Jerusalem's political status reaches a final settlement, most countries as well as the United Nations recognize nearby Tel Aviv. Tel Aviv served as the temporary de facto capital of Israel from May to December 1948. The Palestinian National Authority also claims Jerusalem as the capital for their future Palestinian state; but currently the de facto seat of the internationally-recognized Palestinian government is in Ramallah, while the seat of the Hamas-led government is in Gaza City.
In Germany, the highest judiciary organs (Bundesgerichtshof and Bundesverfassungsgericht) are located in Karlsruhe, whereas the nation's political capital is Berlin. Some ministries are still mainly located in Bonn, the former West German capital, which is still called "federal city" (Bundesstadt).
In Netherlands, the country capital is Amsterdam and the seat of government is The Hague.[1]
The Honduras Constitution statutes that Tegucigalpa and Comayagüela are the both capitals in this country. However, all the branches of government are in Tegucigalpa. Comayaguela currently is part of Tegucigalpa Metropolitan Area.
In Peru, the Cusco city was declared by the Peruvian Constitution as "Historical Capital" (in Spanish Capital Histórica), a statement merely symbolic, because the national government continues to reside in Lima.
Republika Srpska, a sub-national entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, has a constitutional capital of Sarajevo, the same as the capital of the country, by the Dayton Accords; but in fact their government is located in Banja Luka.
Although not considered a country, the European Union has three administrative centres: Brussels (executive and part legislative), Luxembourg (judiciary) and Strasbourg (Parliament).
Cetinje is a historical, the traditional and the secondary capital of Montenegro. The city's status is specifically recognized by the constitution. While the official residence of the President of Montenegro is located in the city, the rest of the government is in Podgorica.
During the 2011 Libyan civil war, The NTC and the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya both claimed Tripoli as their capital. Until the Battle of Tripoli, Benghazi was the de facto capital of the NTC, while Tripoli was the official. The Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, until August 2011, had Tripoli as their official capital. After the fall of the Gaddafi government, Tripoli had been claimed as the NTC's capital. The Jamahiriya then changed capitals, with Sirte being the de facto capital, while Tripoli being their "future" capital. After the Death of Muammar Gaddafi in October 2011, the NTC had gained full control of the country.
More than one capital in the past
Main article: List of historical national capitalsMany nations that have maintained only one capital at any given time have, nevertheless, over time, conferred capital status on more than one city.
These current countries have had two cities that served as administrative capitals at the same time due to various reasons such as war or partition.
Country Years Capitals Details France 1940–1944 Paris Occupied France (Germany-occupied northern France) Vichy French State Germany 1990–1999 Berlin Legislative capital Bonn Seat of administration India 1912–1947 Delhi Winter capital Simla Summer capital Libya 1951–1969 Tripoli One of two official capitals of Kingdom Benghazi One of two official capitals of Kingdom Philippines 1948–1976 Quezon City Official capital Manila De facto seat of government Serbia and Montenegro 2003–2006 Belgrade Administrative & legislative Podgorica Judicial See also
- List of historical capitals of China
- List of national capitals
- List of historical national capitals
- List of purpose-built capital cities
- List of countries whose capital is not their largest city
- List of capitals and largest cities by country
- List of second cities
- Primate (bishop); the primate bishop's seat is the ecclesiastical capital, which may have civil significance for the state religion
References
- ^ Dutch Ministry of Foreign affairs. "About the Nederlands". http://www.minbuza.nl/en/You_and_the_Netherlands/About_the_Netherlands/General_information/The_country_and_its_peopleournal. Retrieved 3 March 2011. [dead link]
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