Provincial Administration

province	Capital
Uttarapatha  i.e. Northern Province	Taxila
Avantirashtra i.e. Western Province	Ujjain
Prachi i.e. Eastern and Central Province	Patilputra
Kalinga i.e. Eastern  Province	Toshali
Dakshinapatha i.e. Southern Province	Suvarnagiri

Note:

       According to the Junagadh Rock Edict of Rudradaman, Saurashtra was Governed by Pushyagupta, the vaishya, at the time of Chandragupta Maurya and by the Yavan king Tushaspa at the time of ashoka.

Administrative Unit	Head
Chakra (i.e. Province)	Rashtrapala/ Kumara
Ahar/vishaya (i.e.District)	Pradeshika (administrative ) and Rajuka (land revenue)
Sangrahana (a group of 10 villages)	Gopa
Gram (i.e. village)	Gramika