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List of capitals of subnational entities

List of capitals of subnational entities covers currently the following national entities: See also: Lists of national capitals, national capitals by country, subnational entities, cities.

A-C

National entity Capital Subnational entity

AustraliaCapitalState or territory
AdelaideSouth Australia
BrisbaneQueensland
CanberraAustralian Capital Territory
DarwinNorthern Territory
HobartTasmania
MelbourneVictoria
PerthWestern Australia
SydneyNew South Wales

AustriaCapitalStates
BregenzVorarlberg
EisenstadtBurgenland
GrazStyria
InnsbruckTyrol
KlagenfurtCarinthia
LinzUpper Austria
SalzburgSalzburg
St. PöltenLower Austria
n/a (Vienna)Vienna

BelgiumCapitalRegion
BrusselsBrussels (region)
BrusselsFlanders
NamurWallonia
CapitalProvince
AntwerpAntwerp
ArlonLuxembourg
BrugesWest Flanders
GhentEast Flanders
HasseltLimburg
LeuvenFlemish Brabant
LiègeLiège
MonsHainaut
NamurNamur
WavreWalloon Brabant

BelizeCapitalDistrict
Belize CityBelize District

Corozal TownCorozal District
DangrigaStann Creek District
Orange Walk TownOrange Walk District
Punta GordaToledo District
San Ignacio CayoCayo District

BoliviaCapitalDepartment
TrinidadBeni
CochabambaCochabamba
SucreChuquisaca
OruroOruro
CobijaPando
La PazLa Paz
PotosiPotosi
Santa CruzSanta Cruz
TarijaTarija

BrazilCapitalState or federal district
AracajuSergipe
BelemPará
Belo HorizonteMinas Gerais
Boa VistaRoraima
n/a (Brasília)Federal District
Campo GrandeMato Grosso do Sul
CuiabaMato Grosso
CuritibaParaná
FlorianopolisSanta Catarina
FortalezaCeará
GoianiaGoiás
Joao PessoaParaíba
MacapaAmapá
MaceioAlagoas
ManausAmazonas
NatalRio Grande do Norte
PalmasTocantins
Porto AlegreRio Grande do Sul
Porto VelhoRondônia
RecifePernambuco
Rio BrancoAcre
Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro (state)
SalvadorBahia
São LuísMaranhão
São PauloSão Paulo (state)
TeresinaPiauí
VitoriaEspirito Santo

CanadaCapitalProvince or territory
CharlottetownPrince Edward Island
EdmontonAlberta
FrederictonNew Brunswick
HalifaxNova Scotia
IqaluitNunavut
QuebecQuebec
ReginaSaskatchewan
St. John'sNewfoundland and Labrador
TorontoOntario
VictoriaBritish Columbia
WhitehorseYukon
WinnipegManitoba
YellowknifeNorthwest Territories

China
People's
Republic
CapitalProvince, autonomous
region, municipality, SAR
Beijing CityBeijing Municipality
ChangchunJilin
ChangshaHunan
ChengduSichuan
ChongqingChongqing Municipality
FuzhouFujian
GuangzhouGuangdong
GuiyangGuizhou
HaikouHainan
HangzhouZhejiang
HarbinHeilongjiang
HefeiAnhui
HohhotInner Mongolia
n/a (Hong Kong)Hong Kong
JinanShandong
KunmingYunnan
LanzhouGansu
LhasaTibet
n/a (Macau)Macau
NanchangJiangxi
NanjingJiangsu
NanningGuangxi
ShanghaiShanghai Municipality
ShenyangLiaoning
ShijiazhuangHebei
TaiyuanShanxi
TianjinTianjin Municipality
UrumqiXinjiang
WuhanHubei
Xi'anShaanxi
XiningQinghai
YinchuangNangxia
ZhengzhouHenan

Czech
Republic
CapitalRegion, capital city
BrnoSouth Moravian Region
Ceske BudejoviceSouth Bohemian Region
Hradec KraloveHradec Kralove Region
JihlavaVysocina Region

Karlovy VaryKarlovy Vary Region
LiberecLiberec Region
OlomoucOlomouc Region
OstravaMoravian-Silesian Region
PardubicePardubice Region
PlzenPlzen Region
PragueCentral Bohemian Region
n/a (Prague)Prague (capital city)
Usti nad LabemUsti nad Labem Region
ZlinZlin Region

D-F

National entity Capital Subnational entity

DenmarkCapitalCounty
AarhusAarhus
AlborgNorth Jutland
n/a (Copenhagen)Copenhagen
 Copenhagen (county)
n/a (Frederiksberg)Frederiksberg
HillerødFrederiksborg
NykøbingStorstrøm
OdenseFunen
RibeRibe
RingkøbingRingkøbing
RønneBornholm
RoskildeRoskilde
SlagelseWest Zealand
SønderborgSouth Jutland
VejleVejle
ViborgViborg

FinlandCapitalProvinces
MariehamnÅland Islands
MikkeliEastern Finland
OuluOulu
RovaniemiLapland
HämeenlinnaSouthern Finland
TurkuWestern Finland

FranceCapitalRegion
AjaccioCorsica
AmiensPicardie
BesançonFranche-Comté
BordeauxAquitaine
CaenLower Normandy
Châlons-en-ChampagneChampagne-Ardenne
Clermont-FerrandAuvergne
DijonBurgundy
LilleNord-Pas-de-Calais
LimogesLimousin
LyonRhône-Alpes
MarseilleProvence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur
MetzLorraine
MontpellierLanguedoc-Roussillon
NantesPays-de-la-Loire
OrléansCentre
ParisIle-de-France
PoitiersPoitou-Charentes
RennesBrittany
RouenUpper Normandy
StrasbourgAlsace
ToulouseMidi-Pyrénées
CapitalDépartement
AgenLot-et-Garonne
AjaccioCorse-du-Sud
AlbiTarn
AlençonOrne
AmiensSomme
AngersMaine-et-Loire
AngoulêmeCharente
AnnecyHaute-Savoie
ArrasPas-de-Calais
AuchGers
AurillacCantal
AuxerreYonne
AvignonVaucluse
Bar-le-DucMeuse
BastiaHaute-Corse
BeauvaisOise
BelfortTerritoire-de-Belfort
BesançonDoubs
BloisLoir-et-Cher
BobignySeine-Saint-Denis
BordeauxGironde
Bourg-en-BresseAin
BourgesCher
CaenCalvados
CahorsLot
CarcassonneAude
Châlons-en-ChampagneMarne
ChambérySavoie
Charleville-MézièresArdennes
ChartresEure-et-Loir
ChâteaurouxIndre
ChaumontHaute-Marne
Clermont-FerrandPuy-de-Dôme
ColmarHaut-Rhin
CréteilVal-de-Marne
DigneAlpes-de-Haute-Provence
DijonCôte-d'Or
EpinalVosges
EvreuxEure
ÉvryEssonne
FoixAriège
GapHautes-Alpes
GrenobleIsère
GuéretCreuse
La RochelleCharente-Maritime
La Roche-sur-YonVendée
LaonAisne
LavalMayenne
Le MansSarthe
Le PuyHaute-Loire
LilleNord
LimogesHaute-Vienne
Lons-le-SaunierJura
LyonRhône
MâconSaône-et-Loire
MarseilleBouches-du-Rhône
MelunSeine-et-Marne
MendeLozère
MetzMoselle
MontaubanTarn-et-Garonne
Mont-de-MarsanLandes
MontpellierHérault
MoulinsAllier
NancyMeurthe-et-Moselle
NanterreHauts-de-Seine
NantesLoire-Atlantique
NeversNièvre
NiceAlpes-Maritimes
NîmesGard
NiortDeux-Sèvres
OrléansLoiret
ParisParis
PauPyrénées-Atlantiques
PérigueuxDordogne
PerpignanPyrénées-Orientales
PoitiersVienne
PontoiseVal-d'Oise
PrivasArdèche
QuimperFinistère
RennesIlle-et-Vilaine
RodezAveyron
RouenSeine-Maritime
Saint-BrieucCôtes-d'Armor
Saint-ÉtienneLoire
Saint-LôManche
StrasbourgBas-Rhin
TarbesHautes-Pyrénées
ToulonVar
ToulouseHaute-Garonne
ToursIndre-et-Loire
TroyesAube
TulleCorrèze
ValenceDrôme
VannesMorbihan
VersaillesYvelines
VesoulHaute-Saône
CapitalOverseas regions/départments
Basse-TerreGuadeloupe
Cayenne Guyane
Fort-de-France Martinique
Saint-Denis La Réunion
CapitalOverseas territories and others
MamoutzouMayotte
Mata-UtuWallis and Futuna
NouméaNew Caledonia
PapeeteFrench Polynesia
Saint PierreSaint-Pierre and Miquelon

G-L

National entity Capital Subnational entity

GermanyCapitalStates
n/a (Berlin)Berlin (city-state)
BremenBremen (city-state)
DresdenSaxony
DüsseldorfNorth Rhine-Westphalia
ErfurtThuringia
n/a (Hamburg)Hamburg (city-state)
HanoverLower Saxony
KielSchleswig-Holstein
MagdeburgSaxony-Anhalt
MainzRhineland-Palatinate
MunichBavaria
PotsdamBrandenburg
SaarbrückenSaarland
SchwerinMecklenburg-Western Pomerania
StuttgartBaden-Württemberg
WiesbadenHesse
CapitalDistrict
see: List of German districts

IndiaCapitalState or territory
AgartalaTripura
AizawlMizoram
BangaloreKarnataka
BhopalMadhya Pradesh
BhubaneshwarOrissa
ChandigarhChandigarh
ChandigarhHaryana
ChandigarhPunjab
ChennaiTamil Nadu
DamanDaman and Diu
DehradunUttaranchal
DispurAssam
GandhinagarGujarat
GangtokSikkim
HyderabadAndhra Pradesh
ImphalManipur
ItanagarArunachal Pradesh
JaipurRajasthan
JammuJammu and Kashmir (in winter)
KavarattiLakshadweep
KohimaNagaland
KolkataWest Bengal
LucknowUttar Pradesh
MumbaiMaharashtra
New DelhiDelhi
PanajiGoa
PatnaBihar
PondicherryPondicherry
Port BlairAndaman and Nicobar Islands
RaipurChhattisgarh
RanchiJharkhand
ShillongMeghalaya
ShimlaHimachal Pradesh
SilvassaDadra and Nagar Haveli
SrinagarJammu and Kashmir (in summer)
ThiruvananthapuramKerala

IndonesiaCapitalProvince, special region,
capital district
AmbonMaluku
Banda AcehAceh (special region)
BandungJawa Barat
BanjarmasinKalimantan Tengah
BengkuluBengkulu
DenpasarBali
GorontaloGorontalo
JakartaJakarta (capital district)
JambiJambi
JayapuraPapua (special region)
KendariSulawesi Tenggara
KupangNusa Tenggara Timur
MakassarSulawesi Setalan
ManadoSulawesi Utara
MatararnNusa Tenggara Barat
MedanSumatera Utara
PadangSumatera Barat
PalangkarayaKalimantan Selatan
PalembangSumatera Setalan
PaluSulawesi Tengah
PangkalpinangKepulauan Belitung Bangka
PekanbaruRiau
PontianakKalimantan Barat
SamarindaKalimantan Timur
SemarangJawa Tengah
SerangBanten
SofifiMaluku Utara
SurabayaJawa Timur
Tanjungkarang-TelukbetungLampung
YogyakartaYogyakarta (special region)

ItalyCapitalRegion
AnconaMarche
AostaAosta Valley
L'AquilaAbruzzo
BariApulia
BolognaEmilia-Romagna
CagliariSardinia
CampobassoMolise
CatanzaroCalabria
FlorenceTuscany
GenoaLiguria
MilanLombardy
NaplesCampania
PalermoSicily
PerugiaUmbria
PotenzaBasilicata
RomeLatium
TrentoTrentino-South Tyrol
TriesteFriuli-Venezia Giulia
TurinPiedmont
VeniceVeneto

IrelandCapitalCounty
BallinaMayo
Carlow Carlow
Carrick-on-ShannonLeitrim
Cavan TownCavan
ClonmelTipperary South Riding (County Tipperary)
CorkCork
n/a (Dublin)Dublin City (County Dublin)
Dún LaoghaireDun Laoghaire-Rathdown (County Dublin)
DundalkLouth
EnnisClare
FingalFingal (County Dublin)
GalwayGalway
KilkennyKilkenny
Lifford Donegal
LimerickLimerick
Longford TownLongford
MonaghanMonaghan
MullingarWestmeath
NaasKildare
NavanMeath
NenaghTipperary North Riding (County Tipperary)
PortlaoiseLaois
RoscommonRoscommon
SligoSligo
TallaghtSouth Dublin (County Dublin)
TraleeKerry
TullamoreOffaly
Waterford CityWaterford
WexfordWexford
WicklowWicklow

JapanCapitalPrefecture
AkitaAkita
AomoriAomori
ChibaChiba
FukuiFukui
FukuokaFukuoka
FukushimaFukushima
GifuGifu
HiroshimaHiroshima
KagoshimaKagoshima
KanazawaIshikawa
KobeHyogo
KochiKochi
KofuYamanashi
KumamotoKumamoto
KyotoKyoto
MaebashiGunma
MatsueShimane
MatsuyamaEhime
MitoIbaraki
MiyazakiMiyazaki
MoriokaIwate
NaganoNagano
NagasakiNagasaki
NagoyaAichi
NahaOkinawa
NaraNara
NiigataNiigata
OitaOita
OkayamaOkayama
OsakaOsaka
OtsuShiga
SagaSaga
SaitamaSaitama
SapporoHokkaido
SendaiMiyagi
ShizuokaShizuoka
TakamatsuKagawa
TokushimaTokushima
ShinjukuTokyo
TottoriTottori
ToyamaToyama
TsuMie
UtsunomiyaTochigi
WakayamaWakayama
YamagataYamagata
YamaguchiYamaguchi
YokohamaKanagawa

M-R

National entity Capital Subnational entity

MexicoCapitalState, federal district
AguascalientesAguascalientes
CampecheCampeche
ChetumalQuintana Roo
ChihuahuaChihuahua
ChilpancingoGuerrero
Ciudad VictoriaTamaulipas
ColimaColima
CuernavacaMorelos
CuliacánSinaloa
DurangoDurango
GuadalajaraJalisco
GuanajuatoGuanajuato
HermosilloSonora
MéridaYucatán
MexicaliBaja California
(Mexico City)Federal District
MonterreyNuevo León
MoreliaMichoacán
OaxacaOaxaca
PachucaHidalgo
La PazBaja California Sur
PueblaPuebla
QuerétaroQuerétaro
SaltilloCoahuila
San Luis PotosíSan Luis Potosí
TepicNayarit
TlaxcalaTlaxcala
TolucaEstado de Mexico
Tuxtla GutiérrezChiapas
VeracruzVeracruz
VillahermosaTabasco
ZacatecasZacatecas

NetherlandsCapitalProvince
ArnhemGelderland
AssenDrenthe
GroningenGroningen
HaarlemNorth Holland
The HagueSouth Holland
's-HertogenboschNorth Brabant
LeeuwardenFriesland
LelystadFlevoland
MaastrichtLimburg
MiddelburgZeeland
UtrechtUtrecht
ZwolleOverijssel

NorwayCapitalCounty
ArendalAust-Agder
BergenHordaland
BodøNordland
DrammenBuskerud
HamarHedmark
KristiansandVest-Agder
LeikangerSogn og Fjordane
LillehammerOppland
MoldeMøre og Romsdal
OsloAkershus
n/a (Oslo)Oslo
SarpsborgØstfold
SkienTelemark
StavangerRogaland
SteinkjerNord-Trøndelag
TønsbergVestfold
TromsøTroms
TrondheimSør-Trøndelag
VadsøFinnmark

PakistanCapitalProvince, territory, area
IslamabadIslamabad Capital Territory
KarachiSindh (province)
LahorePujab (province)
MuzaffarabadAzad Kashmir (territory)
PeshawarNorth-West Frontier (province)
QuettaBalochistan (province)
n/aNorthern Areas (territory)
n/aTribal Areas (territory)

PhilippinesCapitalProvince
see: Provinces of the Philippines

PolandCapitalVoivodship (Województwo)
BialystokPodlasie Voivodship
BydgoszczKuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodship
GdanskPomeranian Voivodship
KatowiceSilesian Voivodship
KielceSwietokrzyskie Voivodship
KrakowLesser Poland Voivodship
LodzLodz Voivodship
LublinLublin Voivodship
OlsztynWarmian-Masurian Voivodship
OpoleOpole Voivodship
PoznanGreater Poland Voivodship
RzeszowSubcarpathian Voivodship
SzczecinWest Pomeranian Voivodship
WarsawMasovian Voivodship
WroclawLower Silesian Voivodship
Zielona GoraLubusz Voivodship

RussiaCapitalAutonomous republic,
oblast, district, region, city
GroznyyChechnya(disputed)
BlagoveshchenskAmur Oblast
ChitaChita Oblast
Gorno-AltaiskAltai Republic
IrkutskIrkutsk Oblast
KaliningradKaliningrad Oblast
KazanTatarstan
KemerovoKemerovo Oblast
KrasnoyarskKrasnoyarsk Krai
KyzylTuva
NazranIngushetia
NovosibirskNovosibirsk Oblast
OmskOmsk Oblast
TomskTomsk Oblast
Ulan UdeBuryat Republic
YakutskSakha Republic
  

S-Z

National entity Capital Subnational entity

SomaliaCapitalRegion
BaidoaBay
BakiAwdal
BeledweyneHiraan
Bender CassimBari
Bu'aaleJubbada Dhexe
BuraoTogdheer
ChisimayuJubbada Hoose
Dusa MarrebGalguduud
ErigavoSanaag
GalcaioMudug
GarbahaarreyGedo
GarooweNugaal
GioharShabeellaha Dhexe
HargeysaWoqooyi Galbeed
LaascaanoodSool
MercaShabeellaha Hoose
MogadishuBanaadir
OddurBakool

South AfricaCapitalProvince
Cape TownWestern Cape
KimberlyNorthern Cape
BishoEastern Cape
MmabathoNorth West
JohannesburgGauteng
PolokwaneLimpopo
BloemfonteinOrange Free State
NelspruitMpumalanga
UlundiKwaZulu-Natal

SpainCapitalAutonomous community
BarcelonaCatalonia
VitoriaBasque Country
LogroñoLa Rioja
MadridMadrid
MéridaExtremadura
MurciaMurcia
OviedoAsturias
Palma de MallorcaBalearic Islands
PamplonaNavarre
Santa Cruz de TenerifeCanary Islands
SantanderCantabria
Santiago de CompostelaGalicia
SevilleAndalusia
ToledoCastile-La Mancha
ValenciaValencian Community
ValladolidCastile-Leon
ZaragozaAragon

SwedenResidence cityCounty
FalunDalarna
GävleGävleborg
GothenburgVästra Götaland
HalmstadHalland
HärnösandVästernorrland
JönköpingJönköping
KalmarKalmar
KarlskronaBlekinge
KarlstadVärmland
LinköpingÖstergötland
LuleåNorrbotten
MalmöScania
NyköpingSödermanland
ÖrebroÖrebro
ÖstersundJämtland
StockholmStockholm
UmeåVästerbotten
UppsalaUppsala
VästeråsVästmanland
VisbyGotland
VäxjöKronoberg

SwitzerlandCapitalCanton
AarauAargau
AltdorfUri
AppenzellAppenzell Innerrhoden
BaselBasel-Stadt
BellinzonaTicino
BernBern
ChurGraubünden
DelémontJura
FrauenfeldThurgau
FribourgFribourg
GenevaGeneva
GlarusGlarus
HerisauAppenzell Ausserrhoden
LausanneVaud
LiestalBasel-Landschaft
LucerneLucerne
NeuchâtelNeuchâtel
SarnenObwalden
SchaffhausenSchaffhausen
SchwyzSchwyz
SionValais
SolothurnSolothurn
St. GallenSt. Gallen
StansNidwalden
ZugZug
ZürichZürich

ThailandCapitalProvince
Amnat CharoenAmnat Charoen
Ang ThongAng Thong
AyutthayaAyutthaya
n/a (Bangkok)Bangkok
BuriramBuriram
ChachoengsaoChachoengsao
Chai NatChai Nat
ChaiyaphumChaiyaphum
ChanthaburiChanthaburi
Chiang MaiChiang Mai
Chiang RaiChiang Rai
ChonburiChonburi
ChumphonChumphon
KalasinKalasin
Kamphaeng PhetKamphaeng Phet
KanchanaburiKanchanaburi
Khon KaenKhon Kaen
KrabiKrabi
LampangLampang
LamphunLamphun
LoeiLoei
LopburiLopburi
Mae Hong SonMae Hong Son
Maha SarakhamMaha Sarakham
MukdahanMukdahan
Nakhon NayokNakhon Nayok
Nakhon PathomNakhon Pathom
Nakhon PhanomNakhon Phanom
Nakhon RatchasimaNakhon Ratchasima
Nakhon SawanNakhon Sawan
Nakhon Si ThammaratNakhon Si Thammarat
NanNan
NarathiwatNarathiwat
Nong KhaiNong Khai
Nongbua LamphuNongbua Lamphu
NonthaburiNonthaburi
Pathum ThaniPathum Thani
PattaniPattani
Phang NgaPhang Nga
PhattalungPhattalung
PhayaoPhayao
PhetchabunPhetchabun
PhetchaburiPhetchaburi
PhichitPhichit
PhitsanulokPhitsanulok
PhraePhrae
Phuket cityPhuket
PrachinburiPrachinburi
Prachuap Khiri KhanPrachuap Khiri Khan
RanongRanong
RatchaburiRatchaburi
RayongRayong
Roi EtRoi Et
Sa KaeoSa Kaeo
Sakhon NakhonSakhon Nakhon
Samut PrakanSamut Prakan
Samut SakhonSamut Sakhon
Samut SongkhramSamut Songkhram
SaraburiSaraburi
SatunSatun
SisaketSisaket
Sing BuriSing Buri
SongkhlaSongkhla
New SukhothaiSukhothai
SuphanburiSuphanburi
Surat ThaniSurat Thani
SurinSurin
TakTak
TrangTrang

TratTrat
Ubon RatchathaniUbon Ratchathani
Udon ThaniUdon Thani
Uthai ThaniUthai Thani
UttaraditUttaradit
YalaYala
YasothonYasothon

UkraineCapitalAutonomous republic,
cities, voblasts
CrimeaCrimea Autonomous Republic
KievKiev City
L'vivL'vivs'ka Oblast
Luts'kVolins'ka Oblast
PoltavaPoltavs'ka Oblast
SevastopolSevastopol City
  

United
Kingdom
CapitalCountry
BelfastNorthern Ireland
CardiffWales
EdinburghScotland
LondonEngland
CapitalDependent territory
AdamstownPitcairn Islands
Cockburn TownTurks and Caicos Islands
George TownCayman Islands
GibraltarGibraltar
HamiltonBermuda
JamestownSaint Helena
MontserratMontserrat
Port StanleyFalkland Islands
Road TownBritish Virgin Islands
The ValleyAnguilla
CapitalCrown dependencies
DouglasIsle of Man
St. HelierJersey
St. Peter PortGuernsey

United StatesCapitalState, federal district
AlbanyNew York
AnnapolisMaryland
AtlantaGeorgia
AugustaMaine
AustinTexas
Baton RougeLouisiana
BismarckNorth Dakota
BoiseIdaho
BostonMassachusetts
Carson CityNevada
CharlestonWest Virginia
CheyenneWyoming
ColumbiaSouth Carolina
ColumbusOhio
ConcordNew Hampshire
DenverColorado
Des MoinesIowa
DoverDelaware
FrankfortKentucky
HarrisburgPennsylvania
HartfordConnecticut
HelenaMontana
HonoluluHawaii
IndianapolisIndiana
JacksonMississippi
Jefferson CityMissouri
JuneauAlaska
LansingMichigan
LincolnNebraska
Little RockArkansas
MadisonWisconsin
MontgomeryAlabama
MontpelierVermont
NashvilleTennessee
Oklahoma CityOklahoma
OlympiaWashington
PhoenixArizona
PierreSouth Dakota
ProvidenceRhode Island
RaleighNorth Carolina
RichmondVirginia
SacramentoCalifornia
Saint PaulMinnesota
SalemOregon
Salt Lake CityUtah
Santa FeNew Mexico
SpringfieldIllinois
TallahasseeFlorida
TopekaKansas
TrentonNew Jersey
n/a (Washington)District of Columbia
CapitalTerritory
Charlotte AmalieU.S. Virgin Islands
HagåtñaGuam
Pago PagoAmerican Samoa
SaipanNorthern Mariana Islands
San JuanPuerto Rico