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Originally Posted by Nomad9
Delaware has an interesting setup because the capital—Dover—basically shares typical capital offices with Wilmington. It made sense for Dover to be the capital way back when because it’s in the middle of the state, but the norther third of the state industrialized and boomed far earlier. Now, the the governor, attorney general, 3/5 supreme court justices, and many other state employees are based in Wilmington, while the legislature continues to meet in Dover (as does the Supreme Court for oral arguments only).
They’ll never move it because Dover is only about an hour’s drive from the furthest parts of the tiny state, but having the executive offices outside the capital seems unusual (maybe it’s not).
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Quebec also shares some functions between the provincial capital Quebec City (metro 800,000) and biggest city Montreal (metro 4 million).
While a clear majority of government ministries are based in Quebec City, as is the legislature, a not-insignificant number of its agencies are headquartered in Montreal. Especially if they economically or financially oriented.
The Premier of Quebec (like a state governor) has offices in both Quebec City and Montreal, and depending on who holds the office he/she may spend more time in the big city than in the capital.