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 Sri Lanka Administrative divisions of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka is divided into 9 provinces, which are further subdivided into 25 districts. Districts are further subdivided into Municipalities, of which are sorted into three categories. Each municipality is divided into Wards and wards into Grama Niladhari divisions. The country was first divided into several administrative units during the Anuradhapura Kingdom. The kingdom was divided into three provinces; "Rajarata", "Ruhuna" and "Malaya Rata". These were further subdivided into smaller units called "rata". Over time, the number of provinces increased, but the second-level administrative division continued to be the "rata". However, with the country eventually