# List of purpose-built capitals of country subdivisions

This is a list of purpose-built capitals of country subdivisions.

## List

| City | Capital of | Capital of | Date | Notes |
| City | Subdivision | Country | Date | Notes |
| Adelaide | South Australia | Australia | 1836 | |
| Amaravati | Andhra Pradesh | India | 2014 | moved from Hyderabad |
| Banjarbaru | South Kalimantan | Indonesia | 2022 | moved from Banjarmasin, construction of the city began in 1953 and official city status was given in 1999 |
| Belo Horizonte | Minas Gerais | Brazil | 1897 | moved from Ouro Preto |
| Bhararisain | Uttarakhand | India | 2021 | serves as the summer capital, while Dehradun serves as the primary capital |
| Chandigarh | Punjab Haryana | India | 1953 | because partition of India placed Punjab's capital, Lahore, in Pakistan; Haryana created out of part of Indian Punjab in 1966 and shares capital |
| Changwon | South Gyeongsang | South Korea | 1983 | moved from Busan |
| Columbia | South Carolina | United States | 1790 | moved from Charleston |
| Columbus | Ohio | United States | 1816 | moved from Chillicothe |
| Dharamshala | Himachal Pradesh | India | 2017 | serves as the winter capital, while Shimla remains the primary capital |
| Dharamshala | Himachal Pradesh | Tibet | 1960 | seat of the government-in-exile |
| Gandhinagar | Gujarat | India | 1960 | founded upon split of Bombay State into two states |
| Goiânia | Goiás | Brazil | 1933 | moved from Goiás Velho |
| Indianapolis | Indiana | United States | 1825 | moved from Corydon |
| Jackson | Mississippi | United States | 1821 | moved from Natchez |
| Jammu | Jammu and Kashmir | India | 1947 | serves as the winter capital, while Srinagar serves as the primary capital |
| Jefferson City | Missouri | United States | 1826 | moved from St. Charles |
| La Plata | Buenos Aires Province | Argentina | 1882 | moved from Buenos Aires |
| Lansing | Michigan | United States | 1847 | moved from Detroit |
| Lelystad | Flevoland | Netherlands | 1967 | the province consists almost entirely of reclaimed land |
| Madison | Wisconsin | United States | 1836 | capital moved from Burlington, now part of Iowa in 1837 |
| Magas | Ingushetia | Russia | 2002 | moved from Nazran |
| Maryborough | Queen's County | Ireland | 1556 | Named for Queen Mary I and founded as part of the Plantation of Laois and Offaly, an effort to replace the native Irish population of the region with English settlers. Today the town is known as Portlaoise and the county is County Laois. |
| Milledgeville | Georgia (U.S. state) | United States | 1807 | moved from Louisville; briefly moved to Macon in 1864, then back; moved to Atlanta in 1868 |
| Molave | Zamboanga | Philippines | 1948 | moved from Dipolog; ceased to be the capital after the division of the province into Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga del Sur in 1952 |
| Nagpur | Maharashtra | India | 1960 | serves as the winter capital, while Mumbai serves as the primary capital |
| Neuquén | Neuquén Province | Argentina | 1904 | moved from Chos Malal |
| Palayan | Nueva Ecija | Philippines | 1965 | moved from Cabanatuan; Cabanatuan retains the old provincial capitol and is still used by the provincial government |
| Palmas | Tocantins | Brazil | 1990 | founded as capital of the new state of Tocantins, formed in 1988 from part of the state of Goiás. Replaced the provisional capital of Miracema do Norte |
| Perth | Western Australia | Australia | 1829 | founded as the capital of the Swan River Colony, which, several years later, was enlarged and renamed Western Australia |
| Philipstown | King's County | Ireland | 1556 | Named for King Philip II and founded as part of the Plantation of Laois and Offaly, an effort to replace the native Irish population of the region with English settlers. It was replaced as the county town by Tullamore in 1883. Today Philipstown is known as Daingean and the county is County Offaly. |
| Pierre | South Dakota | United States | 1889 | when the Dakota Territory divided into North and South Dakota and gained statehood, moved from then territorial capital Bismarck, North Dakota which, by default, became state capital of North Dakota. Previous territorial capital before Bismarck was Yankton, South Dakota from 1861-1883. |
| Raleigh | North Carolina | United States | 1794 | moved from New Bern |
| Salt Lake City | Utah | United States | 1847 | de facto capital of Utah prior to 1856 and de jure capital since. |
| Sapporo | Hokkaidō | Japan | 1870s | from the early 1870s, moved from Hakodate |
| Savannah | Georgia (U.S. state) | United States | 1733 | founded as capital of new Georgia colony; remained capital until 1777 and was briefly again in 1782 and 1784-6 |
| Shah Alam | Selangor | Malaysia | 1978 | moved from Kuala Lumpur when the latter became a Federal Territory |
| Tallahassee | Florida | United States | 1824 | from the capitals of the colonies of East Florida and West Florida Pensacola and St. Augustine |
| Teresina | Piauí | Brazil | 1852 | moved from Oeiras |
| Trece Martires | Cavite | Philippines | 1954 | moved from Cavite City; still the seat of the provincial government despite the capital having transferred to Imus making Trece Martires the de facto capital of Cavite while Imus is the de jure capital of the province. |
| Victoria | British Columbia | Canada | 1849 | nearby Fort Victoria had existed earlier, but in 1849 the town was specifically laid out to be the capital of the new Colony of Vancouver Island; became capital of the Colony of British Columbia in 1866 when united with the mainland; remained capital after British Columbia became Canadian province in 1871 |
| Zhongxing New Village | Taiwan Province | Republic of China | 1956 | moved from Taipei City. Not recognized by People's Republic of China, which still mark Taipei as capital (or not mark any capital) of its Taiwan Province on all its maps. It remained the capital until July 2018, when all remaining duties of the Taiwan Provincial Government were transferred to the National Development Council and other ministries of the Executive Yuan. |