In the United Kingdom it is the centre of a local authority which is distinct from a historic county with a county town.
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An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located.
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An important commercial and administrative centre, it is home to a stadium and is known for its traditional dances, in particular the Bapende dancers whose geographic origin centers around the village of Gungu.
Krasyliv is also the administrative center of the Krasyliv Raion (district), housing the district's local administration buildings.
It is the administrative centre of the Skvyra Raion (district), and is currently a municipality of raion subordinance.
It is named after its administrative centre – the town of Aksakovo.
The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Gaujiena parish, Vireši parish, Trapene parish and Ape town with its countryside territory the administrative centre being Ape.
The administrative centre of Aranos Constituency is the town of Aranos.
It is the largest settlement in the Rural City of Ararat local government area and is the administrative centre.
The district of Phuoc Long and the military zones of Bố Đức, Đôn Luân, Đức Phong, the administrative centre of Phuoc Binh, and Bà Rá mountain lies at the centre of South Vietnam’s defensive line in III Corps, which served to defend Saigon and the populous southern provinces.
It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Borovo.
It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Bregovo.
It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Brusartsi.
It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Byala.
One of 15 cantons in the Arrondissement of Épinal, the Canton of Plombières-les-Bains has its administrative centre at Plombières-les-Bains.
It forms the administrative centre of the municipality of Leonardo Bravo, found in the centre of Guerrero state about 21 kilometres northwest of the state capital, Chilpancingo.
It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Chiprovtsi.
It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Dalgopol.
The administrative centre of Daweb Constituency is the village of Maltahöhe.
It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Devnya.
It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Dolni Chiflik.
It is named after its administrative centre, the town of Elena.
It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Glavinitsa.
It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Gulyantsi.
At the northern and eastern edges of the Borough lie several settlements (including Bagworth, Desford, Groby, Markfield, Ratby and Thornton) which largely relate to Leicester; in particular the most northern villages have little to do with the main administrative centre of Hinckley.
It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Hitrino Municipality, which lies in the northwestern part of Shumen Province.
It is named after its administrative centre - the village of Hitrino.
The Limerick Custom House was the administrative centre for the Revenue Commissioners (including Customs and Excise) in Limerick and it was also the home of the Customs Collector in the eighteenth century.
The municipality was formed in 2004 by reorganization of Ikšķile town with its countryside territory the administrative centre being Ikšķile.
The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Eleja parish, Glūda parish, Jaunsvirlauka parish, Lielplatone parish, Līvbērze parish, Platone parish, Sesava parish, Svēte parish, Valgunde parish, Vilce parish, Vircava parish, Zaļenieki parish and Kalnciems town with its countryside territory the administrative centre located in Jelgava city, which is not included in the territory of municipality.
The site was first excavated in 1926 by Stephen Langdon, who found proto-cuneiform clay tablets in a large mudbrick building thought to be the ancient administrative centre of the site.
It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Kaspichan.
It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Letnitsa.
It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Loznitsa.
It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Lukovit.
It is the administrative centre of Mirkovo Municipality, which lies in the central eastern part of Sofia Province.
It is the administrative centre of Katavi Region, Mpanda District and is itself one of the four districts of the region.
It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Pavlikeni.
A number of authors have assumed a direct link between Robert Clive and Plassey House, now the administrative centre of the University of Limerick, which is located on the opposite County Limerick bank of the River Shannon, and connected by a bridge to County Clare.
It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Popovo.
It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Pordim.
Reppenstedt is a municipality and the administrative centre of the Samtgemeinde Gellersen within the district of Lüneburg in Lower Saxony, Germany.
Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the municipality Seegebiet Mansfelder Land, of which it is the administrative centre.
Sitovo, Silistra Province, the administrative centre of Sitovo municipality
It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Smyadovo.
However, although the castle was no longer the administrative centre of the Palatinate, important gatherings of the nobility continued to take place there into the 15th century, including the election of Ludwig IV as King of Germany in May 1314 and the wedding of Emperor Charles IV and Anna, only daughter of Rudolf II, Count Palatine, on 4 March 1349.
Stambolovo, Haskovo Province, the administrative centre of Stambolovo municipality in Haskovo Province, Bulgaria
It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Strazhitsa.
The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Jērcēni parish, Plāņi parish, Strenči town and Seda town with its countryside territory; the administrative centre being Strenči.
It is the administrative centre of Strumyani Municipality, which lies in the southwestern part of Blagoevgrad Province.
It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Suhindol.
It is named after its administrative centre – the town of Suvorovo.
The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Abava parish, Balgale parish, Ģibuļi parish, Īve parish, Ķūļciems parish, Laidze parish, Lauciene parish, Lībagi parish, Lube parish, Strazde parish, Valdgale parish, Vandzene parish, Virbi parish, Talsi town, Stende town, Sabile town and Valdemārpils town with its countryside territory; the administrative centre being Talsi.
Until 2008, Tambo was the administrative centre of the Shire of Tambo.
It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Yablanitsa.