Are there any cities with the same name?

Grenada the island. Although the Caribbean Island and the famous Spanish city have the exact same name, they’re spelled differently.

What country has the same name as the city?

Vatican City
Vatican City This small size means that the country and the city occupy the same area, and hence have the same name. Vatican City is famous as the home of the Pope, head of the Roman Catholic Church. The city-state receives a number of tourists and religious pilgrims every year.

Are Beijing and Peking the same?

The city of Běijīng 北京 in northern China has been China’s capital for centuries. However the name has not been consistently transcribed into Roman letters. “Peking” is the older English spelling (comparable to Pékin in French or Pekín in Spanish).

Why is Beijing not called Peking?

Westerners have over the years given their own names to Chinese cities, such as Peking for Beijing, taking their pronunciation from Cantonese (Hong Kong) rather than Mandarin. Thus the capital became “Beijing” rather than Peking, “Canton” became Guang zhou, etc.

Do any states have 2 cities with the same name?

Manhattan, Kansas and Manhattan, New York These two cities (or one city and one borough) may share a name, but they couldn’t be on more opposite ends of the spectrum. Manhattan, Kan., on the other hand, is surrounded by prairies and rolling grass-covered hills you won’t find anywhere near New York.

What country has two capital cities?

Bolivia
Bolivia. The most well-known example of a country with two capital cities is Bolivia. La Paz and Sucre are two cities that have agreed to divide the different parts of the government between them.

Why are there multiple cities with the same name?

Because each state gets to decide on the names of cities and towns independently. Many cities and towns are named for their founders, or for notable historical figures, so duplicate names are inevitable. There are even instances of duplicate names within a single state.