What is the capital of the U.S. state of North Dakota?

The capital of North Dakota is Bismarck.

Bismarck stands on the east bank of the Missouri River in south-central North Dakota. European-American settlers founded the community in 1872, and it was originally called Edwinton. The name was changed to Bismarck in 1873 to honor Otto von Bismarck, the German statesman, partly in hopes of attracting German immigration and investment.

Bismarck became the capital of the Dakota Territory in 1883, replacing Yankton. When North Dakota entered the Union in 1889, Bismarck retained its status as the state capital. The North Dakota State Capitol remains in the city’s central area.

A frequent mix-up is Fargo, North Dakota’s most populous city, which is not the capital. Another neighboring fact is that Bismarck lies directly across the Missouri River from Mandan; together, the two cities form the core of the Bismarck–Mandan area.