Government district

A government district or government area 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 neighborhoods. In some cities, authorities use planning or zoning laws to define the boundaries of government 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 centered on city hall or a government office building.

In the national capital, Ottawa, the main government district, centered on Parliament Hill is within Downtown Ottawa (part of Centretown), 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 neighboring 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 neighborhood 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.

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