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 subdivisions of the Papal States from 1816 to 1871 Administrative subdivisions of the Papal States from 1816 to 1871 The delegations as they existed in 1859. Between the Congress of Vienna (1815) and the capture of Rome (1870), the Papal State was subdivided geographically into 17 apostolic delegations ("delegazioni apostoliche") for administrative purposes. These were instituted by Pope Pius VII in a "motu proprio" of 6 July 1816: "Quando per ammirabile disposizione". A delegation was known as a legation ("legazione") when governed by a cardinal. The four northernmost delegations—Bologna, Ferrara, Forlì and Ravenna, which comprised the region known as the Romagna—were regularly governed by cardinals. Thus, the term "Legations"