Capital District
The Capital District, also known as the Capital Region, is the metropolitan area surrounding Albany, the capital of the U.S. state of New York. With an estimated 1.3 million residents, the Capital District is one of the largest metropolitan areas and the fastest-growing region in Upstate New York.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Albany and Troy.
Albany
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Albany is the capital of New York. Albany is an interesting showcase of several centuries' worth of architectural styles, including the modernistic Empire State Plaza.
Troy
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Troy is a city in Rensselaer County, New York located northeast of Albany. Its nicknames include "The Collar City" and "Home of Uncle Sam." As a result of its unique history, Troy still has what is widely considered to be the best-preserved big-city 19th-century downtown in the country.
Schenectady
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Schenectady, once called the city that lights and hauls the world, is in the Hudson Valley region of New York. Approximately 20 minutes from New York's capital of Albany, Schenectady is best known as the birthplace of General Electric and for Proctor's Theater.
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Explore places such as Saratoga Springs and Watervliet.
Saratoga Springs
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Saratoga Springs is just south of the Adirondacks in upstate New York. Long a vacation destination for New Yorkers, Saratoga Springs is a pleasant town filled with swanky shops, spas and horse racing.
Watervliet
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Watervliet is a city in northeastern Albany County, New York, United States. The population was 10,375 as of the 2020 census. Watervliet is north of Albany, the capital of the state, and is bordered on the north, west, and south by the town of Colonie.
Rensselaer
Rensselaer is a city in Rensselaer County, New York, United States, and is located on the east side of the Hudson River, opposite Albany and on the western border of Rensselaer County.
Cohoes
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Cohoes is a city in Albany County on the confluence of the Mohawk and Hudson Rivers, where the Mohawk forms several channels and islands.
Ballston Spa
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Ballston Spa is a town of 5,300 people in New York. The town is well-known for its walkable village with hometown restaurants, shops and museums.
Sharon Springs
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Sharon Springs is a village in Schoharie County, New York, United States. The population was 558 at the 2010 census. Its name derives from the hometown of the first colonial settlers, Sharon, Connecticut, and the important springs in the village. Sharon Springs, Kansas, likewise was settled by former residents of this upstate New York village.
Cambridge
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Cambridge is a town in Washington County, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town population was 1,952 at the 2020 census. The town of Cambridge contains part of a village, also called Cambridge.
Clifton Park
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Clifton Park is a city in the Hudson Valley in the Capital District region of New York. It is in Saratoga County between Albany and Saratoga Springs in upstate New York.
Capital District
- Type: metropolitan statistical area with 899,000 residents
- Description: region of the New York State including Albany and the surrounding area
- Also known as: “Albany Metropolitan Area”, “Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metropolitan Area”, “Capital District, New York”, “Capital District, NY”, and “New York’s Capital District”
- Location: New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude of center
42.936° or 42° 56′ 10″ northLongitude of center
-73.75° or 73° 45′ westPopulation
899,000Wikidata ID
Q3320597
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Urdu—“Capital District” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Albany-Schenectady-Troy metropolialdea”
- Basque: “Hiriburuko Barrutia (New York)”
- Basque: “Hiriburuko Barrutia”
- Catalan: “Capital District”
- Chinese: “紐約”
- Chinese: “紐約州府都會區”
- Chinese: “纽约州府都会区”
- Chinese: “首府区”
- Chinese: “首府區”
- Chinese: “首府特區”
- French: “Aire métropolitaine d’Albany-Schenectady-Troy”
- French: “Aire métropolitaine d’Albany”
- French: “District de la Capitale (New York)”
- French: “District de la Capitale de New York”
- French: “District de la Capitale”
- German: “Capital District”
- Hebrew: “מטרופולין אולבני-סקנקטדי-טרוי”
- Hebrew: “עמק האדסון”
- Indonesian: “Daerah khusus”
- Italian: “Capital District”
- Japanese: “キャピタル・ディストリクト”
- Japanese: “州都圏”
- Japanese: “州都地区”
- Portuguese: “Distrito Capital”
- Slovenian: “Capital District”
- Spanish: “Area metropolitana de Albany-Schenectady-Troy”
- Spanish: “Área metropolitana de Albany-Schenectady-Troy”
- Spanish: “Capital District”
- Spanish: “Distrito Capital”
- Sundanese: “Daérah Husus”
- Urdu: “کیپیٹل ڈسٹرکٹ”
- “Daerah khusus”
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