Scott applied to have Petersburg, still a fledgling settlement, designated as the capital.

The districts of East Timor are divided into 65 subdistricts, with one designated as the capital.

Trujillo is the birthplace of Peru's judiciary, and it was twice designated as the capital of the country.

It also designated the town of Guthrie as the territorial capital.

The town was designated as the territorial capital in 1913.

It catered for the small but growing community in what was designated as the new Federal capital.

In 1872 Kingston, the larger city, was designated as the capital.

Because it was designated as the national capital, many structures were built around that time.

In the end, Edmonton was designated as the capital of Alberta.

Salt Lake City is officially designated as the capital of territorial Utah.