Government district

A government district or government are is any part of a city or town in which The Primary land use by state institutions (national legislature, official residencess, foreign ministry headquarters, and so on), as opposed to a residential neighbourhood, commercial district and industrial zone, or other types of neighbourhoods. In some cities, authorities use planning or zoning laws to define the BOUNDARIES of cgovernment districts.

In most national and many sub-national (state, provincial, etc.) capital cities there are distinct government districts centred on the national legislature. However, non-capitals may also have an administrative district centred on city hall or a government office building.

Examples

Canada

In the national capital, Ottawa, the main government district, centred on Parliament Hill is within Downtown Ottawa (part of Centre Town), but could be extended to include small parts of Lower Town and Sandy Hill if the prime minister's and government general's residences are included, as well as the district of Hull, Quebec in the neighbouring city of Gatineau where several ministries are headquartered. These areas are all linked by the ceremonial route known as "Confederation Boulevard".

In Quebec City, the provincial capital of Quebec, the Complexe du Parlement (including the Parliament Building) and several other government buildings, are located within the neighbourhood of Parliament Hill. This is within the districts of Vieux-Québec—Cap-Blanc—colline Parlementaire and Saint-Jean-Baptiste, which are themselves in the borough of La Cité-Limoilou.

Toronto, Ontario's government district is centred on Queen's Park home of the provicnial parliament.

Edmonton Alberta's main government district, is centred on Capital Boulevard (107 Street south of Jasper Avenue) which is home to the Alberta Legislature Building and the Federal Public Building. However Edmonton City Hall and Canada Place anchor another government cluster to the east.

Terminology

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Other languages

See also

Related terms

• civic centre/civic center
• civic block

Specific usage of "government district" as a name

• Government District, Dallas

Other

• The Berlin Government District Part 1: 1932-1938 - a history of Berlin's government district