Local administrative territories

Vantaa

Vantaa (Vanda), fourth-largest city in Finland in the Helsinki metropolitan area, population about 253,000, home of Helsinki Airport, formerly Helsingin pitäjä and Helsingin maalaiskunta, city since 1974.

Vav-Tharad district (વાવ-થરાદ જિલ્લો)

Vav-Tharad district (વાવ-થરાદ જિલ્લો), Gujarat's 34th district, created from Banaskantha effective 2 October 2025; headquarters Tharad, 8 talukas, 6,257 sq km, population 1,380,870.

Ventura County, California

Ventura County is a Southern California coastal county between Santa Barbara and Los Angeles counties. Its seat is Ventura; strawberries lead a $2.3 billion agriculture industry.

Vhembe District Municipality

Vhembe District Municipality (DC34) is a category C district municipality in northern Limpopo, South Africa, established in 2000, headquartered in Thohoyandou, comprising Thulamela, Makhado, Musina, and Collins Chabane local municipalities, and serving as the district water services authority.

Viamão

Viamão (RS), Brazil: municipality in the Porto Alegre Metropolitan Region, founded 1741, provincial capital 1763–1773 ("Velha Capital"), 224,112 inhabitants (2022), largest municipality of the region.

Victoria, Central and Western

Victoria, Central, and Western: the historic City of Victoria (維多利亞城) on Hong Kong Island's north shore, founded 1841–1843, now Central and Western District, Hong Kong's administrative and financial core.

Vila Velha

Vila Velha, Espírito Santo, Brazil; founded 23 May 1535 as Vila do Espírito Santo by Vasco Fernandes Coutinho; oldest municipality in the state, most populous city, 510,512 residents (2026), 32 km of beaches, Convento da Penha.

Vilnius District Municipality

Vilnius District Municipality (Vilniaus rajono savivaldybė) surrounds Vilnius city in Lithuania; 2,129 km², 23 elderships, borders Belarus; Polish-plurality (46.75% in 2021), fastest-growing county municipality at +16.8% over 2015–2025.

Vitória da Conquista

Vitória da Conquista (conquistense) is Bahia's third most populous municipality, a Regic Capital Regional B in the state's semi-arid southwest; 398,970 residents estimated for 2026, IDHM 0.678, lowest homicide rate among large Bahian cities.

Volta Redonda

Volta Redonda, the "Cidade do Aço", is a municipality in southern Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, created around the Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional steelworks (founded 9 April 1941); emancipated in 1954, population 261,563 (2022).

Volusia County, Florida

Volusia County, Florida: Atlantic-coast county founded 1854 from Orange County, seat DeLand, population 606,573 (2025 est.), 1,101 sq mi, tourism-driven economy centered on Daytona Beach.

Wake County, North Carolina

Wake County, North Carolina: county created 1771 from Johnston, Cumberland, and Orange counties, named for Margaret Wake Tryon; seat Raleigh, the state capital since 1792; population about 1.26 million in 2025 and among the nation's fastest-growing counties.

Wanneroo

City of Wanneroo, a Perth northern-suburbs local government area: 685 km², 216,000+ residents across 36 suburbs; Roads District 1902, Shire 1961, City 1985, split 1998, city status regained 1999; fast-growing, $430.6M 2026/27 budget.

Warringah

Warringah, or Warringah Shire, was a 152 sq km Sydney northern beaches local government area governed by Warringah Council from 1906 until merging with Manly and Pittwater into Northern Beaches Council on 12 May 2016; the name also designates a federal electorate.

Washington County, Arkansas, United States

Washington County is a county in northwestern Arkansas, in the Ozark Mountains, with its seat at Fayetteville. It was created in 1828 and named for George Washington.

Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States

Washington County is a county in southwestern Pennsylvania created March 28, 1781, from Westmoreland County and named for George Washington; its seat is Washington.

Washoe County, Nevada

Washoe County, Nevada: northwestern Nevada county founded November 25, 1861, seat Reno. Population 509,386 (2025 est.), 6,315.88 square miles, includes Reno-Sparks metro and Lake Tahoe shore.

Waterberg District Municipality

Waterberg District Municipality (DC36) is a Category C district municipality in southwestern Limpopo, South Africa, seat Modimolle, coordinating five local municipalities; population 762,862 (2022), mining-dominated economy, slogan "On the Go for Growth".

Wayne County, Michigan

Wayne County, Michigan: most populous Michigan county and 13th in the U.S., seat Detroit, established 1796 and named for General Anthony Wayne. 1.77-1.8 million residents, 43 communities, charter county government led by Executive Warren Evans.

Weber County

Weber County, Utah, founded January 31, 1850, named for fur trapper John Henry Weber; county seat Ogden; fourth most populous of Utah's 29 counties with 278,174 residents (2025 estimate).

Weehawken, New Jersey

Weehawken, New Jersey: a dense Hudson County township across from Manhattan, formed March 15, 1859, site of the 1804 Hamilton-Burr duel; 17,827 residents, 0.78 square miles, high-income waterfront community with major flood-resilience projects.

West Northamptonshire

West Northamptonshire: unitary authority in the East Midlands, England, created 1 April 2021 from Daventry, Northampton, and South Northamptonshire districts; population 425,700 (2021 census).

West Rand District Municipality

The West Rand District Municipality is a district municipality in western Gauteng, South Africa, seated at Randfontein and governing Mogale City, Merafong City, and Rand West City.

West Sussex

West Sussex is a county in South East England with seven districts, a 70-member county council led by a Liberal Democrat alliance, about 915,000 residents, a £27 billion economy, and pending unitary reorganisation.

West Yorkshire

West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in northern England with five districts (Leeds, Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Wakefield), about 2.4 million people, a £66 billion economy, and a directly elected mayor under a 2020 devolution deal.

Westchester County, New York

Westchester County, New York: Hudson Valley county founded 1683, county seat White Plains, 48 municipalities, 2020 population 1,004,457, median household income $118,976, directly north of New York City.

Westmorland

Westmorland, a historic county of northern England formed in 1226 from the baronies of Kendal and Westmorland; administrative county 1889-1974, then part of Cumbria; county town Appleby.

Whittlesea

Whittlesea is a township 36 km northeast of Melbourne on the Plenty River, and the City of Whittlesea, a fast-growing Victorian municipality of 229,396 people (2021) formed as a shire in 1875 and proclaimed a city in 1988.

Williamson County, Texas

Williamson County, Texas: Central Texas county created March 13, 1848 from Milam County, named for Judge Robert McAlpin Williamson; county seat Georgetown, largest city Round Rock; population 609,017 (2020 census), fast-growing Austin suburb.