Official_residence

Official residence

Contents

1 Africa

1.1 Algeria

1.2 Benin

1.3 Botswana

1.4 Burkina Faso

1.5 Burundi

1.6 Cameroon

1.7 Cape Verde

1.8 Central African Republic

1.9 Chad

1.10 Comoros

1.11 Congo, Democratic Republic of

1.12 Côte d'Ivoire

1.13 Djibouti

1.14 Egypt

1.14.1 Former

1.15 Equatorial Guinea

1.16 Eritrea

1.17 Ethiopia

1.18 Gabon

1.19 Gambia

1.20 Ghana

1.21 Guinea

1.22 Guinea-Bissau

1.23 Kenya

1.24 Lesotho

1.25 Liberia

1.26 Madagascar

1.27 Malawi

1.28 Mali

1.29 Mauritania

1.30 Mauritius

1.31 Morocco

1.32 Mozambique

1.33 Namibia

1.34 Niger

1.35 Nigeria

1.36 Rwanda

1.37 São Tomé and Príncipe

1.38 Senegal

1.39 Seychelles

1.40 Sierra Leone

1.41 Somalia

1.42 South Africa

1.42.1 Provincial, former

1.43 Sudan

1.44 Swaziland

1.45 Tanzania

1.46 Togo

1.47 Tunisia

1.48 Uganda

1.49 Zambia

1.50 Zimbabwe

2 Americas

2.1 Caribbean

2.1.1 Antigua and Barbuda

2.1.2 Bahamas

2.1.3 Barbados

2.1.4 Cuba

2.1.5 Dominica

2.1.6 Dominican Republic

2.1.7 Grenada

2.1.8 Haiti

2.1.9 Jamaica

2.1.10 Saint Kitts and Nevis

2.1.11 Saint Lucia

2.1.12 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

2.1.13 Trinidad and Tobago

2.2 North America

2.2.1 Belize

2.2.1.1 Former

2.2.2 Canada

2.2.2.1 Federal

2.2.2.1.1 Former, federal

2.2.2.2 Provincial

2.2.2.2.1 Provincial, former

2.2.3 Costa Rica

2.2.4 El Salvador

2.2.5 Guatemala

2.2.6 Honduras

2.2.7 Mexico

2.2.7.1 Former

2.2.7.2 States

2.2.8 Nicaragua

2.2.9 Panama

2.2.10 United States

2.2.10.1 State

2.2.10.1.1 State, former

2.2.10.2 Territorial

2.3 South America

2.3.1 Argentina

2.3.2 Bolivia

2.3.3 Brazil

2.3.3.1 Former

2.3.3.2 State

2.3.4 Chile

2.3.4.1 Former

2.3.5 Colombia

2.3.6 Ecuador

2.3.7 Guyana

2.3.8 Paraguay

2.3.9 Peru

2.3.10 Suriname

2.3.11 Uruguay

2.3.12 Venezuela

2.3.12.1 Former

3 Asia

3.1 Afghanistan

3.2 Azerbaijan

3.3 Bahrain

3.4 Bangladesh

3.5 Bhutan

3.6 Brunei

3.7 Cambodia

3.8 China, People's Republic of

3.8.1 Special administrative regions

3.8.1.1 Former British Colony of Hong Kong

3.8.1.2 Former Portuguese Colony of Macau

3.9 Taiwan

3.9.1 Former

3.10 India

3.10.1 National

3.10.2 State

3.10.3 Union Territories

3.11 Indonesia

3.11.1 Sultanates

3.11.2 Provincial

3.11.3 Territorial

3.12 Iran

3.12.1 Former

3.13 Iraq

3.13.1 Former

3.14 Israel

3.15 Japan

3.15.1 Former

3.16 Jordan

3.17 Kazakhstan

3.18 Korea, North

3.18.1 Former

3.19 Korea, South

3.20 Kuwait

3.20.1 Former

3.21 Kyrgyzstan

3.22 Laos

3.23 Lebanon

3.23.1 Former

3.24 Malaysia

3.25 Maldives

3.26 Mongolia

3.27 Nepal

3.28 Oman

3.29 Pakistan

3.29.1 Federal

3.29.2 Provincial

3.30 Philippines

3.31 Qatar

3.32 Saudi Arabia

3.33 Singapore

3.34 Sri Lanka

3.35 Syria

3.36 Tajikistan

3.37 Thailand

3.38 Turkmenistan

3.39 United Arab Emirates

3.40 Uzbekistan

3.41 Vietnam

3.42 Yemen

4 Europe

4.1 Albania

4.2 Armenia

4.3 Austria

4.4 Belarus

4.5 Belgium

4.6 Bosnia and Herzegovina

4.7 Bulgaria

4.8 Croatia

4.9 Cyprus

4.10 Czech Republic

4.11 Denmark

4.12 Estonia

4.13 Finland

4.13.1 Former

4.14 France

4.14.1 Territorial

4.15 Georgia

4.16 Germany

4.17 Greece

4.18 Guernsey

4.19 Hungary

4.19.1 Former

4.20 Iceland

4.21 Ireland

4.22 Isle of Man

4.23 Italy

4.24 Jersey

4.25 Latvia

4.26 Liechtenstein

4.27 Lithuania

4.27.1 Former

4.28 Luxembourg

4.29 Macedonia

4.30 Malta

4.31 Moldova

4.32 Monaco

4.33 Montenegro

4.34 Netherlands

4.34.1 Former

4.35 Norway

4.36 Poland

4.37 Portugal

4.38 Romania

4.39 Russia

4.39.1 Former

4.40 Serbia

4.40.1 Former

4.41 Slovakia

4.42 Slovenia

4.43 Spain

4.43.1 Autonomous communities

4.44 Sweden

4.45 Turkey

4.45.1 Former

4.46 Ukraine

4.47 United Kingdom

4.47.1 Former

4.47.2 Territorial

4.48 Vatican City

4.48.1 Former

5 Oceania

5.1 Australia

5.1.1 Federal

5.1.2 State

5.1.2.1 State, former

5.1.3 Territorial

5.2 Cook Islands

5.3 Fiji

5.4 Nauru

5.4.1 Former

5.5 New Zealand

5.5.1 Former

5.5.2 Territorial

5.6 Papua New Guinea

5.7 Samoa

5.8 Solomon Islands

5.9 Tonga

5.10 Tuvalu

5.11 Vanuatu

6 See also

7 Footnotes

An official residence is the residence at which heads of state, heads of government, gubernatorial or other senior figures officially reside. They may or may not be the same location where they conduct their work-related functions.

Africa

Algeria

El Mouradia (President)

Benin

Presidential Palace

Botswana

State House (President)

Burkina Faso

Presidential Palace

Burundi

Presidential Palace

Cameroon

Unity Palace (President)

Cape Verde

Presidential Palace

Central African Republic

Presidential Palace

Chad

Presidential Palace

Comoros

Presidential Palace

Congo, Democratic Republic of

Kinshasa Presidential Palace
Brazzaville Presidential Palace

Côte d'Ivoire

Le Palais de la Présidence (President)

Djibouti

Presidential Palace

Egypt

Abdin Palace (President)
Ras Al-Teen Palace (President)
Koubbeh Palace (visiting foreign dignitaries)

Former

Montaza Palace (King, formerly; kept as a hotel)
Ras el-Tin Palace (King, formerly)

Equatorial Guinea

Presidential Palace

Eritrea

Presidential Palace

Ethiopia

National Palace (President)

Gabon

Presidential Palace

Gambia

State House (President)

Ghana

Osu Castle (President)
Manhyia Palace (Asantehene)

Guinea

Presidential Palace
Villa Syli (official guest house)
Belle Vue (demolished; former summer residence of the President)

Guinea-Bissau

Presidential Palace

Madagascar

Presidential Palace

Malawi

Sanjika Palace (President)

Mali

Presidential Palace

Mauritania

Presidential Palace

Mauritius

Le Réduit (President)

Morocco

Royal Palace

Mozambique

Palácio da Ponta Vermelha (President)

Namibia

State House (President)

Niger

Presidential Palace

Nigeria

Presidential Complex

Rwanda

Presidential Palace

São Tomé and Príncipe

Presidential Palace

Senegal

Palai de la Republique (President)

Seychelles

State House (President)

Sierra Leone

State House (President)

Somalia

Villa Somalia (President)

South Africa

Groote Schuur (President)

Provincial, former

Cape Province:
Government House (Governor, formerly; kept as offices for Prime Minister)
Transvaal:
Government House (Lieutenant General, formerly)
Natal:
Government House (Lieutenant-Governor, formerly)
Orange Free State:
Government House (Governor, formerly)

Sudan

Presidential Palace

Swaziland

Embo State Palace (King)
Royal Kraal (King)

Tanzania

State House (President)

Togo

Presidential Palace

Tunisia

Presidential Palace

Uganda

State House (President)

Zambia

State House (President)

Zimbabwe

State House (President)

Americas

Caribbean

Antigua and Barbuda

Government House (Governor General)

Bahamas

Government House (Governor-General)

Barbados

Cuba

Presidential Palace

Dominica

Government House (President)

Dominican Republic

Palacio Nacional, Dominican Republic (President)

Grenada

Government House (Governor-General)

Haiti

Presidential Palace (or National Palace)

Jamaica

Government House, also King's House (Governor-General)
Jamaica House (Prime Minister)

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Government House (Governor-General)

Saint Lucia

Government House (Governor-General)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Government House (Governor-General)

Trinidad and Tobago

President's House
Whitehall (Prime Minister)

North America

Belize

Belize House (Governor-General}

Former

Government House (Governor-General, formerly; kept for official government functions, visiting foreign dignitaries, and as House of Culture Museum)

Canada

Federal

Rideau Hall (Governor General; monarch, Ottawa residence)^[1]
Citadelle of Quebec (Governor General, Quebec City residence)^[2]
24 Sussex Drive (Prime Minister)^[3]
Harrington Lake (Prime Minister, country retreat)^[4]
Stornoway (Leader of Opposition)^[5]
The Farm, Gatineau Park (Speaker of the House of Commons)^[6]
7 Rideau Gate (visiting foreign dignitaries}^[7]

Former, federal

Hatley Castle (monarch, formerly; never resided in; kept as Royal Roads University)^[8]

Provincial

British Columbia:
Government House (Lieutenant Governor)
Manitoba:
Government House (Lieutenant Governor)
New Brunswick:
Old Government House (Lieutenant Governor)
Nova Scotia:
Government House (Lieutenant Governor)
Prince Edward Island:
Government House (Lieutenant Governor)
Newfoundland and Labrador:
Government House (Lieutenant Governor)

*The provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Ontario no longer have official residences for their lieutenant governors, but do provide them with accommodations; in the case of Ontario, only if necessary.

Provincial, former

Government House, Regina

Alberta:
Government House (Lieutenant Governor, formerly; kept for official government functions)
Ontario:
Government House (Lieutenant Governor, formerly; demolished)
Quebec:
Government House (Lieutenant Governor, formerly; destroyed by fire)
Saskatchewan:
Government House (Lieutenant Governor, formerly; kept as offices of the Lieutenant Governor, and for official government functions)

Costa Rica

Casa Presidencial (President)

El Salvador

Casa Presidencial, also called Casa Blanca (President)

Guatemala

Casa Presidencial

Honduras

Palacio "José Cecilio del Valle" (President)

Mexico

Los Pinos (President)

Former

National Palace, Mexico City

National Palace (Emperor then President, formerly; kept as seat of Federal Executive)
Castillo de Chapultepec (Emperor then President, formerly; kept as National Museum of History)

*In every state of the Mexico the Palacio de Gobierno, or Government Palace, was the official residence the governor, they are now maintained solely as the relevant governor's offices.

States

Queretaro

Casa de la Corregidora (Governor mansion)

Nicaragua

Presidential Palace

Panama

Palacio de las Garzas (President)

United States

White House, Washington

White House (President)
Camp David (President, retreat)
Number One Observatory Circle (Vice President)
Blair House (visiting foreign dignitaries)

See also: List of United States presidential residences and Western White House (non-official presidential residences)

State

Alabama:
Governor's Mansion
Alaska:
Governor's Mansion
Arkansas:
Governor's Mansion
Colorado:
Governor's Mansion
Connecticut:
Governor's Mansion
Delaware:
Governor's Mansion, also Woodburn
Florida:
Governor's Mansion
Georgia:
Governor's Mansion
Hawaii:
Washington Place
Idaho:
The Idaho House
Illinois:
Executive Mansion (Governor)
Indiana:
Governor's Mansion
Iowa:
Terrace Hill (Governor)
Kansas:
Governor's Mansion, also Cedar Crest
Kentucky:
Governor's Mansion

Governor's Mansion, Kentucky

Louisiana:
Governor's Mansion
Maine:
The Blaine House (Governor)
Maryland:
Government House (Governor)
Massachusetts:
Despite several proposals for establishing an official residence for the Governor of Massachusetts, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts does not have a Governor's Mansion.
Michigan:
Lansing Governor's Residence
Mackinac Island Governor's Residence (summer residence)
Minnesota:
Governor's Residence
Mississippi:
Governor's Residence
Missouri:
Governor's Mansion
Montana:
Governor's Mansion
Nebraska:
Governor's Mansion
Nevada:
Governor's Mansion
New Hampshire:
Governor's Mansion, also Bridges House
New Jersey:
Drumthwacket (Governor)
New Mexico:
Governor's Mansion
New York:
Executive Mansion (Governor)
North Carolina:
Executive Mansion (Governor)
North Dakota:
Governor's Mansion
Ohio:
Governor's Mansion
Oklahoma:
Governor's Mansion
Oregon:
Mahonia Hall (Governor)
Pennsylvania:
Governor's Mansion
South Carolina:
Governor's Mansion
South Dakota:
Governor's Mansion
Tennessee:
Governor's Mansion
Texas:
Governor's Mansion

Governor's Mansion, Texas

Utah:
Governor's Mansion
Vermont:
The Pavilion (Governor)
Virginia:
Executive Mansion (Governor)
Washington:
Governor's Mansion
West Virginia:
Executive Mansion (Governor)
Wisconsin:
Governor's Mansion
Wyoming:
Governor's Mansion

State, former

ʻIolani Palace, Honolulu

California:
California Governor's Mansion (Governor, formerly; kept for official government functions)
Hawaii:
Washington Place (Queen then Governor, formerly; kept as museum)
ʻIolani Palace (Queen, formerly; kept for official government functions)
Hulihee Palace (Queen, formerly; retained as museum)
Oregon:
Stiff-Jarman House (Governor, formerly; kept as headquarters of the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality)

Territorial

Puerto Rico:
La Fortaleza (Governor)
Guam:
Government House (Governor)

South America

Argentina

Casa Rosada (President)
Quinta de Olivos (President, summer residence)

Bolivia

Palacio de Gobierno (President)

Brazil

Former

Catete Palace (President, formerly; kept as Museu da República)
Paço de São Cristóvão (King and Emperor, formerly; kept as the National Museum of Brazil)
Palácio Imperial de Petrópolis (Emperor, summer residence, formerly; kept a