The provincial capital was located in Wakinokami, Katsuraginokami no kori (now the northeastern part of Gose City), but was relocated in Karu no chi, Takaichi no kori (now the Joroku intersection located on the boundary between Ogaru-cho and Ishikawa-cho in Kashihara City, which was once called " Karu no chimata") due to the relocation of the Heijo-kyo capital.
国府は、葛上郡掖上（現在の御所市東北部）の地にあったが、平城京遷都に伴って高市郡の軽の地（現在の橿原市大軽町と石川町の接点丈六、ここを軽の衢という）に移った。