countercapital

noun2

1. •
   A city other than the official capital that serves as a base of power and influence.

   • In the last third of the century Medelh'n in fact, as well as in the minds of the antioqueños, stood as an economically based countercapital in the west. — 1976
2. •
   Possessions, knowledge, and resources that support an alternative to the dominant culture

   • Further, this imported 'counter-habitas' and 'cultural counter-capital' frictionally appreciates as pupils' experiences of schooling penetrate a system which depreciates their cultural currency. — 2002