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 subdivision of Rome Administrative subdivision of Rome The administrative subdivisions of Rome consist of the 15 sub-municipalities ("municipi") of Rome's municipality ("comune"). Originally, the city was divided into 20 sub-municipalities, but the XIV, what is now the Comune di Fiumicino, voted in 1992 to become a full municipality itself and eventually detached from Rome. Then on 11 March 2013 the municipalities were reduced from 19 to 15. Since 1972 the city has been divided into administrative areas, called "municipi" (singular: "municipio"), until 2001 named "circoscrizioni". They were created for administrative reasons to increase decentralisation in the city. Each "municipio" is governed by a