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★ Bacolod City, Philippines - capital of the province of Negros Occidental, itself an independent city.

★ Brussels, Belgium - capital of the Flemish Region, itself lies within the Brussels-Capital Region

★ Bucharest, Romania - location of many of the institutions of the 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.

★ Butuan City, Philippines - capital of the province of Agusan del Norte, itself a highly urbanized, independent city.

★ Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines - capital of the province of Misamis Oriental, itself a highly urbanized, independent city.

★ Cebu City, Philippines - capital of Cebu Province, itself a highly urbanized, independent city.

★ Chandigarh, India - shared capital of the states of Punjab and Haryana, itself a union territory

★ Cotabato City, Philippines - regional capital of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, itself part of SOCCSKSARGEN Region.

★ Iloilo City, Philippines - capital of Iloilo Province, itself a highly urbanized, independent city.

★ Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom - administration headquarters of Surrey, England, itself within Greater London

★ Moscow, Russia - capital of the Moscow Oblast, itself a federal city

★ Oslo, Norway - administration headquarters of Akershus county, itself a separate county

★ Prague, Czech Republic - capital of Central Bohemian Region, 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

★ 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 Fairfax County, 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 Fairfax, Salem, Williamsburg, and Richmond, respectively.

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★ Canton - capital of the province of Kwangtung, Republic of China, itself a centrally-administered city

★ Iligan City - capital of the province of Lanao del Norte, itself a highly urbanized, independent city.

★ Mafeking (now Mafikeng) -from where the former British protectorate of Bechuanaland, today Botswana, was administered. It is part of South Africa

★ Mukden - capital of the province of Fengtien, Republic of China, itself a centrally-administered city

★ Ottawa - location of the 2nd Council of the Northwest Territories from 1905 to 1951.

★ Pasig City - capital of Rizal Province, itself a part of the National Capital Region

★ Quezon City - capital of the Southern Tagalog Region and, briefly, the two successor regions resulting from its split in 2002 (into Calabarzon and Mimaropa), itself part of the National Capital Region.

★ Sian - capital of the province of Shensi, Republic of China, itself a centrally-administered city

★ Sindian - capital of the province of Fukien, Republic of China from 1956 to 1992, itself located in Taiwan Province. (Before 1956 and after 1992, the capital is Chincheng)

★ Stockholm, Sweden - capital of the Stockholm County, itself not a part of the county, administered by the Over-Governorship of Stockholm until 1967.

★ Vienna - capital of surrounding Lower Austria, itself a federal state of Austria (until 1986, when it was replaced by Sankt Pölten)