Administrative centre is used to refer to the seat of government. The capital of Russia is also an entity to which the term "administrative centre" does not apply. A similar arrangement exists in Ukraine. The term chef-lieu is applied to the capital of each Swiss canton. In 16 of the 26 cantons, the territory is subdivided into districts. Every district also has a city nominated as chef-lieu and each has a prefect. The term chef-lieu is used to designate the capital of each gouvernorat (department). Each of the 24 gouvernorats is subdivided into delegations (districts) which each have a central city as
Administrative divisions of Latvia Administrative divisions of Latvia Administrative divisions of Latvia (valid since 1 July 2009). According to the "Administrative territorial reform of Latvia", Latvia changed its administrative divisions from two-level municipalities (the districts were the first-level municipalities, while towns (cities), town's countryside territories and parishes were the second-level municipalities) to one-level municipalities - districts were liquidated, while towns/cities (, "plural"), town's countryside territories (, "plural") and parishes (, "plural") were merged into 110 municipalities (, "plural"), with 9 metropolitan areas got the status of republican cities (, "plural"). () with their own city council and administration. Municipalities are subdivided into territorial units