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

 Kenya

• State House (President)

 Lesotho

• Royal Palace (King)

 Liberia

• Executive Mansion (President)

 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

• Government House (Governor-General)
• Ilaro Court (Prime Minister)

 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

• 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 (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 (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

• 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

• 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

• 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's residence)

 Bolivia

• Palacio de Gobierno (President)

 Brazil

• Palácio da Alvorada (President)
• Granja do Torto (President, retreat)
• Palácio do Jaburu (Vice President)

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 as Imperial Museum of Brazil)

State

• Rio de Janeiro
• Palácio da Guanabara

 Chile

• Private residence (President)
• Cerro Castillo (President, retreat)

Former

• Palacio de La Moneda (President, formerly; kept as office for President)

 Colombia

• Palacio de Nariño (President)
• Casa de Huspedes (Cartagena) (President)
• Hacienda Hato Grande (President, retreat)

 Ecuador

• Palacio de Carondelet (President)

 Guyana

• State House (President)

 Paraguay

• Mburuvichá Roga (President)

 Peru

• Palacio de Gobierno (President)

 Suriname

• Presidential Palace

 Uruguay

• Suarez Residence (President)
• Anchorena Park (President, retreat)

 Venezuela

• Palacio de Miraflores (President)

Former

• La Casona

Asia

 Afghanistan

• Presidential Palace

 Azerbaijan

• Presidential Palace

 Bahrain

• Rifa'a Palace (King)

 Bangladesh

• Bangabhaban (President)

 Bhutan

• Dechenchholing Palace (King)

 Brunei

• Istana Nurul Iman (Sultan)

 Cambodia

• Khemarindra Palace (King)

China, People's Republic of

• Zhongnanhai (most top Communist Party of China leaders)

Special administrative regions

• Hong Kong:
  Government House (Chief Executive)
  Fanling Lodge (Chief Executive - Summer/alternate)
  Victoria House (15 Barker Road) (Chief Secretary)
  45 Shouson Hill Road (Financial Secretary)
  Residence of Secretary for Justice (19 Severn Road) (Secretary for Justice)
  Chief Justice's House (Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal)
  Headquarters House (11 Barker Road) (Commander-in-Chief)

Former Brit