Panem Map: All 13 Districts from The Hunger Games

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Book reviewer & literary expert Francesca Graziella shares the locations and industries of the districts of Panem

Co-authored by Francesca Graziella and Samantha Fulton, BA

Last Updated: September 1, 2026 Fact Checked

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• The Capitol
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• District 1
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• District 2
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• District 3
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• District 4
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• District 5
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• District 6
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• District 7
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• District 8
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• District 9
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• District 10
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• District 11
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• District 12
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• District 13
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• The Wilds
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If you've ever wondered what a map of Panem from The Hunger Games trilogy would look like, you’re in the right place. We’ve compiled this guide to the different regions of Panem, complete with a map. From the Capitol to the elusive 13th District to the world beyond Panem, take a deep dive into the iconic Hunger Games universe. We’ll cover the real-life regions these districts occupy, some familiar faces from each one, and more, with wikiHow-exclusive insights from a book reviewer & literary expert, so be sure to keep reading!

Hunger Games District Map

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Book reviewer & literary expert Francesca Graziella says that Panem, the setting of The Hunger Games, is located in North America and divided into 13 districts, plus the Capitol. With a wide range of lifestyles, each district has a specific industry and offers up a different advantage for its tributes in the Games.

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The Capitol

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   Rocky Mountains Specifically, Graziella says the Capitol is located in the Rocky Mountains of Wyoming and Utah. The Capitol is the home of Panem’s most elite citizens and government officials. With advanced technology and extravagant styles, the Capitol rules over the rest of Panem. It is the wealthiest area in the Hunger Games trilogy and is known for the decadent lifestyle of its citizens. It’s also the only major city mentioned in the series.

   • Graziella explains that the country of Panem is located in North America, including the United States, Mexico, and Canada. However, none of the districts actually touch—it takes hours by train to reach another district.
   • Industry: Government
   • Notable citizens: Coriolanus Snow, Caesar Flickerman, Sejanus Plinth

   Meet the wikiHow Expert

   Francesca Graziella is a book reviewer, literary expert, and content creator. She’s the founder of Under the Covers Book Blog and host of the Reading Under the Covers Podcast.
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District 1

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   Southern Montana, northern Utah, Wyoming, and eastern Idaho District 1 is a Career district, which means tributes are trained to survive the games, as participating in the Hunger Games is seen as an honor, explains Graziella. The district supplies luxury goods for the Capitol, making it the wealthiest district (after the Capitol, of course).

   • Graziella adds that District 1 has the second most winners of the Hunger Games.
   • Industry: Luxury Goods
   • Notable citizens: Glimmer, Marvel, Cashmere
   • Think you could hang with the Careers? Take our quiz to find out how long you’d last in the Games!

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District 2

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   Colorado, New Mexico, and small parts of Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas Like District 1, District 2 is a Career district, says Graziella, and has the most winners of the Hunger Games. Plus it’s another favorite of the Capitol. District 2 tends to be most loyal to the Capitol and the source of plenty of Peacekeeper recruits. It keeps its military in a mountain facility called the Nut, which we see in the Mockingjay book.

   • Industry: Masonry, weapons, and trains, says Graziella. They notably supply the Peacekeepers with weapons.
   • Notable citizens: Cato, Clove, Commander Lyme
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District 3

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   Northern Indiana, northern Illinois, eastern Iowa, western Wisconsin, southern Minnesota, and northern Missouri District 3 serves up competitive tributes who use their technological expertise to their advantage. While it’s not a Career district, District 3 should never be underestimated. We can see the District 3 advantage in the Mockingjay book and part 1 of the movie, when Beetee designs rebel weapons and hacks the Capitol’s broadcast to air propaganda to Panem.

   • Industry: Electronics, engineering, and automobiles, explains Graziella
   • Notable citizens: Beetee and Wiress

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District 4

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   California, Oregon, and southern Washington District 4 is a seaside district that has provided no shortage of impressive tributes. We all know and love Finnick Odair, Katniss’s ally in the Catching Fire movie and book, who proves to be a lethal threat in his games and the Quarter Quell. Citizens of District 4 have noteworthy swimming skills and can be super handy with a trident (we’re looking at Finnick again). Graziella adds that it’s another wealthy Career district that has the third most winners of the Hunger Games.

   • Industry: Fishing, Graziella says
   • Notable citizens: Finnick Odair, Mags Flanagan, Annie Cresta
   • Would you be in 4 with Finnick,12 with Peeta and Katniss, or somewhere else? Take our quiz to find out which district you’d live in!
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District 5

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   Arizona and southern Utah This district supplies all the power and electricity for the Capitol, making them instrumental for Panem (and the rebellion). District 5 unfortunately doesn’t share the same status as the Career districts, but that doesn’t mean its tributes don’t put up a worthy fight. We can see just how much impact District 5 has when they bomb the dam that powers the Capitol in the Mockingjay Part 1 film.

   • Industry: Power generation, explains Graziella
   • Notable citizens: Foxface, Hy, Sol

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District 6

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   The Great Lakes (Michigan, Wisconsin, and parts of Ontario, Canada) As the transportation district, District 6 plays a critical role for Panem. However, not much else is known about the district. We do know that in the Catching Fire movie and book, Katniss refers to the District 6 tributes as “the Morphlings” because of their dependency on morphling, a pain management drug. We also know that the female tribute sacrifices herself for Peeta—that gives District 6 some serious bravery points in our books.

   • Industry: Transportation, notes Graziella
   • Notable citizens: The Morphlings, Otto, Titus
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District 7

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   Eastern Washington, northern Idaho and Montana, and the southern portions of British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan As the lumber district, District 7 produces ax-wielding legends like Johanna Mason, and we love that for them. In all seriousness, District 7 offers up some competitive tributes (we love you Johanna), who have a definite advantage from growing up around the lumber industry. While it’s not a Career district, it contributes largely to the rebellion with bold acts like dropping bombs on Peacekeepers from up in the trees in the Mockingjay Part 1 movie.

   • District 7 was originally an independent nation, Graziella notes.
   • Industry: Lumber and labor, says Graziella
   • Notable citizens: Johanna Mason, Treech, Lamina

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District 8

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   Eastern Kansas, Missouri, southern Illinois, Tennessee, and western Kentucky District 8 is highly urban and industrial. While we can’t say it’s offered many standout tributes to the Games, District 8 played a critical role in the rebellion. Notably, the leader of District 8, Commander Paylor, takes the place of the corrupt President Alma Coin of District 13.

   • Industry: Textiles, including the Peacekeepers’ uniforms, says Graziella
   • Notable citizens: Commander Paylor, Twill, Bobbin, Wovey
   • Where would you fit into Panem? Take our quiz to find out whether you’d be in the Capitol, districts, or part of the rebellion!
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District 9

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   Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, western Minnesota, and southern Manitoba Unfortunately, District 9 doesn’t get much attention in the series. Based on Katniss’s two Games, when both District 9 tributes immediately die in the Cornucopia, it doesn’t seem like District 9 is bringing the strongest tributes. We don’t learn much about District 9’s contribution to the rebellion, either. None of its citizens were named until the release of The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.

   • Industry: Grain and farmland, notes Graziella
   • Notable citizens: Sheaf, Panlo

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District 10

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   Western Texas and northern and central Mexico District 10 occupies Panem’s southern border. As is the case with District 9, we really don’t have much information on this district. Again, none of its tributes are given names until The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. However, Katniss does encounter a District 10 citizen named Dalton, who tells her about District 13’s epidemic, in the Mockingjay book.

   • According to Graziella, District 10 was originally an independent nation.
   • Industry: Livestock, Graziella says
   • Notable citizens: Dalton, Brandy, Tanner
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District 11

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   Eastern Oklahoma, Arkansas, northern Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia District 11 is officially the largest district in Panem. While this district has served up impressive tributes throughout the history of the Games, it never became a Career district like Districts 1 and 2—likely because of 11’s lack of wealth and resources. Poverty in District 11 is widespread, and rule enforcement is particularly harsh. As Graziella explains, most of District 11’s produce is sent to the Capitol, leaving little for its residents.

   • Of course, District 11 is especially impactful for Katniss during and after her first Games because of her relationship with Rue.
   • Industry: Agriculture, says Graziella
   • Notable citizens: Rue, Thresh, Dill, Reaper

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District 12

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   Appalachian Mountains (eastern Kentucky, southern Ohio, and West Virginia) District 12 is the district all Hunger Games fans are surely familiar with. This district is the home of iconic protagonist Katniss Everdeen and the enchanting Lucy Gray Baird. Despite its wealth of legendary characters, District 12 is the poorest and smallest of all the districts. However, that doesn’t seem to hold back Katniss or Lucy Gray from rising to heroine status.

   • Graziella adds that District 12 is the district farthest to the east in the Appalachian Mountains, followed by Districts 8, 6, and 11.
   • Industry: Coal, notes Graziella
   • Notable citizens: Katniss Everdeen, Peeta Mellark, Lucy Gray Baird, Haymitch Abernathy
   • Find out which Hunger Games character you’re most like with our quiz!
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District 13

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   Northwestern Pennsylvania, western New York, and southern parts of Ontario and Quebec The elusive District 13 takes center stage in Mockingjay and pulls all the strings in the rebellion. While District 13’s official cover story is that they mine graphite, they were actually developing nuclear weapons and energy. This district remained a secret for 75 years, becoming a military state that would eventually act as a safe haven for rebels and refugees.

   • Graziella adds that District 13 was the instigator of the First Rebellion. It was also once its own independent nation.
   • Industry: Nuclear weapons and research, Graziella explains
   • Notable citizens: President Alma Coin, Colonel Boggs, Lieutenant Jackson

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The Outside World (The Wilds)

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   We don’t know much about the world beyond Panem. The unmapped area remains a mystery throughout the series and in spinoff novels. However, we can always theorize that Lucy Gray Baird made her way out into the wilds after disappearing in The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (in other words, she’s in the trees, she’s in the breeze).

   • Suffering from a post-Hunger Games reading slump? Check out these 20 books like The Hunger Games to jump into a new dystopia!
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