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Federal districts are a type of administrative division
Administrative division

|align="right"| |}Administrative divisions are divisions of a political division. In other words, they are designated portions of a country....
 of a federation
Federation

A federation is a Political union comprising a number of partially self-governing states or regions united by a central government. In a federation, the self-governing status of the state is typically constitutionally entrenched and may not be altered by a Unilateralism decision of the central government....
, under the direct control of the federal government.

The seat
Seat of government

The seat of government is defined by Brewer's Politics as "the building, complex of buildings or city from which a government exercises its authority"....
 of the U.S. federal government in Washington is a federal district known as the District of Columbia. In addition, the U.S. government has several other kinds of "federal districts" which are not specifically related to a capital city:



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The term Distrito Federal, meaning "Federal District" in both the Spanish
Spanish language

Spanish or Castilian is a Romance languages that originated in northern Spain, and gradually spread in the Kingdom of Castile and evolved into the principal language of government and trade....
 and Portuguese language
Portuguese language

Portuguese is a Romance language that originated in what is now Galicia and Portugal. It is derived from the Latin language spoken by the Romanization Pre-Roman peoples of the Iberian Peninsula around 2000 years ago....
s, is used to refer to:



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Malaysia

Malaysia is a federation that consists of States of Malaysia in Southeast Asia with a total landmass of . The capital city is Kuala Lumpur, while Putrajaya is the seat of the federal government....
, the term Federal Territory
Federal Territory

The Federal Territory is a collective of three territories, namely Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Labuan, governed directly by the Politics of Malaysia of Malaysia....
 (Malay: Wilayah Persekutuan) is used for the three territories governed directly by the federal government, namely Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur , is the largest city of Malaysia. The city proper, making up an area of , has an estimated population of 1.6 million in 2006. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million....
 (national capital), Putrajaya
Putrajaya

Putrajaya, a planned city located just south of Kuala Lumpur, is the new federal administrative capital of Malaysia. Several Government offices have relocated there to gain relief from the overcrowding and congestion of Kuala Lumpur, which is Malaysia's largest city....
 (federal government administrative centre) and Labuan Island (international offshore financial centre
Offshore financial centre

An offshore financial centre , although not precisely defined, is usually a low-tax, lightly regulated jurisdiction which specializes in providing the corporate and commercial infrastructure to facilitate the use of that jurisdiction for the formation of offshore company and for the investment of offshore funds....
).

dia]] In India
India

India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
, the term Union Territory
Union Territory

A Union Territory is a sub-national administrative division of India, in the Federal republic framework of governance. Unlike the States and territories of India, which have their own elected governments, union territories are ruled directly by the federal Government of India; the President of India appoints an Administrator of the Governmen...
 is used for the six territories governed directly by the federal national government, namely - Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andaman and Nicobar Islands

The Andaman & Nicobar Islands is a union territory of India.Informally, the territory's name is often abbreviated to A & N Islands, or ANI....
, Chandigarh
Chandigarh

Chandigarh , also called The Beautiful City, is a city in India that serves as the Capital of two states and territories of India, Punjab, India and Haryana, and is a union territory of India....
, Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Dadra and Nagar Haveli

Dadra and Nagar Haveli Dadra and Nagar Haveli are in the watershed of the Daman Ganga River, which flows through the territory. The towns of Dadra and Silvassa both lie on the north bank of the river....
, Daman and Diu
Daman and Diu

Daman and Diu is a union territory in India.For over 450 years, these coastal enclaves on the Arabian Sea coast were part of Portuguese India, along with Goa and Dadra and Nagar Haveli....
, Lakshadweep
Lakshadweep

Lakshadweep , , []), the smallest union territory of India, is a group of islands 200 to 300 km off of the coast of Kerala in the Arabian Sea....
 and Pondicherry.

e are seven Federal districts of Russia
Federal districts of Russia

The federal districts are a level of administration for the convenience of the federal government of the Russian Federation. They are not the constituent units of Russia ....
, which function as an additional administrative layer between other subdivisions and the Russian Federation as a whole.






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Federal districts are a type of administrative division
Administrative division

|align="right"| |}Administrative divisions are divisions of a political division. In other words, they are designated portions of a country....
 of a federation
Federation

A federation is a Political union comprising a number of partially self-governing states or regions united by a central government. In a federation, the self-governing status of the state is typically constitutionally entrenched and may not be altered by a Unilateralism decision of the central government....
, under the direct control of the federal government.

United States

)]] The seat
Seat of government

The seat of government is defined by Brewer's Politics as "the building, complex of buildings or city from which a government exercises its authority"....
 of the U.S. federal government in Washington is a federal district known as the District of Columbia. In addition, the U.S. government has several other kinds of "federal districts" which are not specifically related to a capital city:

  • The federal court system
    United States federal courts

    The United States federal courts comprises the Judiciary of government organized under the United States Constitution and Law of the United States of the federal government of the United States....
     divides each state, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico
    Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is a Autonomy Territories of the United States of the United States located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of the Virgin Islands....
    , into one or more federal judicial districts
    United States federal judicial district

    For purposes of the United States federal court system, United States Congress has divided the United States into judicial districts. There is at least one district in each U.S....
    . A United States district court
    United States district court

    The United States district courts are the general trial courts of the United States federal court system. Both Civil law and Criminal law cases are filed in the district court, which is a court of law, Equity , and admiralty....
     and a bankruptcy court
    United States bankruptcy court

    United States bankruptcy courts are United States federal courts that have subject-matter jurisdiction over Bankruptcy in the United States. Bankruptcy cases cannot be filed in state court....
     are located in each. There are also regional federal judicial circuits
    United States federal judicial circuits

    United States Congress has divided the United States into a number of judicial Circuit , each of which includes several United States district courts and a United States court of appeals to decide appeals from cases decided in the district courts within the circuit....
    , each consisting of a group of states (except for the District of Columbia Circuit
    United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

    The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit known informally as the D.C. Circuit, is the Federal Government of the United States appellate court for the U.S....
    , which consists only of the federal district); Puerto Rico and the United States territorial court
    United States territorial court

    The United States territorial courts are tribunals established in United States territory by the United States Congress, pursuant to its power under Article I of the U.S....
    s are also assigned to circuits. Each circuit has a United States court of appeals
    United States court of appeals

    The United States courts of appeals are the intermediate Court of Appealss of the United States federal court system. A court of appeals decides appeals from the United States district courts within its United States federal judicial circuit, and in some instances from other designated federal courts and administrative agency....
    .
  • The U.S. central bank
    Central bank

    A central bank, reserve bank, or monetary authority is the entity responsible for the monetary policy of a country or of a group of member states....
    , the Federal Reserve, consists of twelve banks located around the country; each of these banks serves a Federal Reserve district.


Latin America

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The term Distrito Federal, meaning "Federal District" in both the Spanish
Spanish language

Spanish or Castilian is a Romance languages that originated in northern Spain, and gradually spread in the Kingdom of Castile and evolved into the principal language of government and trade....
 and Portuguese language
Portuguese language

Portuguese is a Romance language that originated in what is now Galicia and Portugal. It is derived from the Latin language spoken by the Romanization Pre-Roman peoples of the Iberian Peninsula around 2000 years ago....
s, is used to refer to:

  • Argentine Capital District, known as "Autonomous City of Buenos Aires" since 1996.
  • Brazilian Federal District
    Brazilian Federal District

    The Federal District is set apart for Bras?lia, the capital of Brazil. Located in a region called Planalto Central, the Distrito Federal is divided in 19 administrative regions....
  • Mexican Federal District
  • Venezuelan Capital District
    Venezuelan Capital District

    The Capital District of Venezuela is a federal district corresponding to the Capital Caracas. Within the federal system it shares the same rank as the states of Venezuela....


Malaysia

In Malaysia
Malaysia

Malaysia is a federation that consists of States of Malaysia in Southeast Asia with a total landmass of . The capital city is Kuala Lumpur, while Putrajaya is the seat of the federal government....
, the term Federal Territory
Federal Territory

The Federal Territory is a collective of three territories, namely Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Labuan, governed directly by the Politics of Malaysia of Malaysia....
 (Malay: Wilayah Persekutuan) is used for the three territories governed directly by the federal government, namely Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur , is the largest city of Malaysia. The city proper, making up an area of , has an estimated population of 1.6 million in 2006. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million....
 (national capital), Putrajaya
Putrajaya

Putrajaya, a planned city located just south of Kuala Lumpur, is the new federal administrative capital of Malaysia. Several Government offices have relocated there to gain relief from the overcrowding and congestion of Kuala Lumpur, which is Malaysia's largest city....
 (federal government administrative centre) and Labuan Island (international offshore financial centre
Offshore financial centre

An offshore financial centre , although not precisely defined, is usually a low-tax, lightly regulated jurisdiction which specializes in providing the corporate and commercial infrastructure to facilitate the use of that jurisdiction for the formation of offshore company and for the investment of offshore funds....
).

India

, India]] In India
India

India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
, the term Union Territory
Union Territory

A Union Territory is a sub-national administrative division of India, in the Federal republic framework of governance. Unlike the States and territories of India, which have their own elected governments, union territories are ruled directly by the federal Government of India; the President of India appoints an Administrator of the Governmen...
 is used for the six territories governed directly by the federal national government, namely - Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andaman and Nicobar Islands

The Andaman & Nicobar Islands is a union territory of India.Informally, the territory's name is often abbreviated to A & N Islands, or ANI....
, Chandigarh
Chandigarh

Chandigarh , also called The Beautiful City, is a city in India that serves as the Capital of two states and territories of India, Punjab, India and Haryana, and is a union territory of India....
, Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Dadra and Nagar Haveli

Dadra and Nagar Haveli Dadra and Nagar Haveli are in the watershed of the Daman Ganga River, which flows through the territory. The towns of Dadra and Silvassa both lie on the north bank of the river....
, Daman and Diu
Daman and Diu

Daman and Diu is a union territory in India.For over 450 years, these coastal enclaves on the Arabian Sea coast were part of Portuguese India, along with Goa and Dadra and Nagar Haveli....
, Lakshadweep
Lakshadweep

Lakshadweep , , []), the smallest union territory of India, is a group of islands 200 to 300 km off of the coast of Kerala in the Arabian Sea....
 and Pondicherry.

Other uses

There are seven Federal districts of Russia
Federal districts of Russia

The federal districts are a level of administration for the convenience of the federal government of the Russian Federation. They are not the constituent units of Russia ....
, which function as an additional administrative layer between other subdivisions and the Russian Federation as a whole. But these have nothing to do with the territory surrounding a capital city
Capital City

Capital City was a television show produced by Euston Films which focused on the lives of investment bankers in London living and working on the corporate trading floor for the fictional international bank Shane-Longman....
.