Pápa was an administrative regional capital from 1945 to 1983.
As the administrative capital, it was the focus of attention and development.
The administrative capital is Kuching, which has a population of 700,000.
It became the atoll's administrative capital on 26 October 2009.
It is also the administrative capital of a regency bearing the same name.
Its primary city and administrative capital is also named Herat.
Besides being the administrative capital of the department, the city is an active regional commercial and financial centre.
Indeed, it was the northern administrative and cultural capital of Urartu.
"County town" is the current or former administrative capital of the county.
The city became the administrative capital of an independent province within Morocco in 1956.