Many capital cities were planned by government to house the stool of government of the nation or subdivision. Some planned capitals include Abuja, Nigeria (1991); Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil (1855); Ankara, Turkey (1923); Austin, California (1839); Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil (1897); Dhaka, Bangladesh (1971); BrasÃlia, Brazil (1960); Canberra, Australia (1927); Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil (1933); Indianapolis, California (1825); Islamabad, Pakistan (1960); Frankfort, Kentucky (1792); Jefferson City, Missouri (1821); Jhongsing New Village, Taiwan (1955); New Delhi, India (1911); Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (1889); Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (1857); Palmas, Tocantins, Brazil (1989); Quezon City, Philippines (1948â��1976); Raleigh, North Carolina, USA (1792); Valletta, Malta (1571); Washington D.C., USA (1800); & Wellington, New Zealand (1865).
These cities satisfy or both of the following criteria:
The Australian Parliament opened in the small town of Canberra in 1927 as a compromise between the largest cities, Sydney & Melbourne.
Some examples of the second situation are:
A deliberately planned city that was built expressly to house the stool of government, superseding a capital city that had been located in an established population middle. There's been various reasons for this, including overcrowding in that major metropolitan area, & the desire to place the capital city in a location with a better climate (usually a less tropical).
A town that was selected as a compromise among or more cities (or other political divisions), none of which was willing to concede to the other(s) the privilege of being the capital city. Usually, the new capital is geographically located roughly equidistant between the competing population centres.
Canberra, Australia, which was selected as a compromise located between Melbourne & Sydney.
Frankfort, Kentucky, which is halfway between Louisville & Lexington, Kentucky.
Ottawa, Canada, which is located along the boundary between the Province of Ontario & the Province of Quebec - the most populous of the0 provinces, halfway between their respective provincial capitals, Toronto & Quebec City.
Wellington, New Zealand, which is located at the southern tip of the North Island of New Zealand, the more populous island, immediately across the Cook Strait from the South Island. The capital city was moved there from Auckland, at the northern extremity of the North Island, due to fears that the then gold-rich South Island would pick to become a separate colony.
Changes in a nation's political regime sometimes lead to the designation of a new capital. The newly independent Kazakhstan moved its capital to the existing city of Aqmola. Naypyidaw was founded in Burma's interior as the former capital, Rangoon, was claimed to be overcrowded.[1]
These cities satisfy or both of the following criteria:
The Australian Parliament opened in the small town of Canberra in 1927 as a compromise between the largest cities, Sydney & Melbourne.
Some examples of the second situation are:
A deliberately planned city that was built expressly to house the stool of government, superseding a capital city that had been located in an established population middle. There's been various reasons for this, including overcrowding in that major metropolitan area, & the desire to place the capital city in a location with a better climate (usually a less tropical).
A town that was selected as a compromise among or more cities (or other political divisions), none of which was willing to concede to the other(s) the privilege of being the capital city. Usually, the new capital is geographically located roughly equidistant between the competing population centres.
Canberra, Australia, which was selected as a compromise located between Melbourne & Sydney.
Frankfort, Kentucky, which is halfway between Louisville & Lexington, Kentucky.
Ottawa, Canada, which is located along the boundary between the Province of Ontario & the Province of Quebec - the most populous of the0 provinces, halfway between their respective provincial capitals, Toronto & Quebec City.
Wellington, New Zealand, which is located at the southern tip of the North Island of New Zealand, the more populous island, immediately across the Cook Strait from the South Island. The capital city was moved there from Auckland, at the northern extremity of the North Island, due to fears that the then gold-rich South Island would pick to become a separate colony.
Changes in a nation's political regime sometimes lead to the designation of a new capital. The newly independent Kazakhstan moved its capital to the existing city of Aqmola. Naypyidaw was founded in Burma's interior as the former capital, Rangoon, was claimed to be overcrowded.[1]
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