Departments of Argentina

Departments (departamentos) form the second level of administrative division (below the provinces), and are subdivided in municipalities. They are extended in all of Argentina except for the Province of Buenos Aires and the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, the national capital, each of which has different administrative arrangements (respectively partidos and comunas).

Except in La Rioja, Mendoza, and San Juan Provinces, departments have no executive authorities or assemblies of their own. However, they serve as territorial constituencies for the election of members of the legislative bodies of most provinces. For example, in Santa Fe Province, each department returns one senator to the provincial senate. In Tucumán Province, on the other hand, where legislators are elected by zone (Capital, East, West) the departments serve only as districts for the organization of certain civil agencies, such as the police or the health system.

There are 377 departments in all, not including the two "nominal" departments composed of internationally disputed territory in Tierra del Fuego Province: Antártida Argentina, and Islas del Atlántico Sur (which includes the Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands). Of the department names, 31 are not unique within Argentina, with the result that 90 departments have identically or similarly named counterparts in one or more other Argentine province.



Departments with the same or similar names

 * Some departments have similar names:

Referring to Manuel Belgrano in some form 7x Referring to José de San Martín 10x
 * Belgrano Department: 3x
 * Doctor Manuel Belgrano Department, Jujuy
 * General Belgrano Department: 2x
 * General Manuel Belgrano Department, Misiones
 * General San Martín Department: 2x
 * Libertador General San Martín Department: 3x
 * San Martín Department: 5x


 * Departments in different provinces having the same name:
 * 1) Avellaneda Department
 * 2) Avellaneda Department, Río Negro
 * 3) Avellaneda Department, Santiago del Estero
 * 4) Belgrano Department
 * 5) Belgrano Department, San Luis
 * 6) Belgrano Department, Santa Fe
 * 7) Belgrano Department, Santiago del Estero
 * 8) Bermejo Department
 * 9) Bermejo Department, Chaco
 * 10) Bermejo Department, Formosa
 * 11) Capital 11x
 * 12) Chacabuco Department
 * 13) Chacabuco Department, Chaco
 * 14) Chacabuco Department, San Luis
 * 15) Colón Department
 * 16) Colón Department, Entre Ríos
 * 17) Colón Department, Córdoba
 * 18) General Alvear Department
 * 19) General Alvear Department, Corrientes
 * 20) General Alvear Department, Mendoza
 * 21) General Belgrano Department
 * 22) General Belgrano Department, Chaco
 * 23) General Belgrano Department, La Rioja
 * 24) General Güemes Department
 * 25) General Güemes Department, Chaco
 * 26) General Güemes Department, Salta
 * 27) General Roca Department
 * 28) General Roca Department, Córdoba
 * 29) General Roca Department, Río Negro
 * 30) General San Martín Department
 * 31) General San Martín Department, Córdoba
 * 32) General San Martín Department, Salta
 * 33) General San Martín Department, La Rioja
 * 34) Independencia Department
 * 35) Independencia Department, Chaco
 * 36) Independencia Department, La Rioja
 * 37) Junín Department
 * 38) Junín Department, Mendoza
 * 39) Junín Department, San Luis
 * 40) La Paz Department
 * 41) La Paz Department, Catamarca
 * 42) La Paz Department, Entre Ríos
 * 43) La Paz Department, Mendoza
 * 44) Lavalle Department
 * 45) Lavalle Department, Corrientes
 * 46) Lavalle Department, Mendoza
 * 47) Libertador General San Martín Department
 * 48) Libertador General San Martín Department, Misiones
 * 49) Libertador General San Martín Department, Chaco
 * 50) Libertador General San Martín Department, San Luis
 * 51) Maipú Department
 * 52) Maipú Department, Chaco
 * 53) Maipú Department, Mendoza
 * 54) Minas Department
 * 55) Minas Department, Córdoba
 * 56) Minas Department, Neuquén
 * 57) Nueve de Julio Department
 * 58) Nueve de Julio Department, Chaco
 * 59) Nueve de Julio Department, Río Negro
 * 60) Nueve de Julio Department, San Juan
 * 61) Nueve de Julio Department, Santa Fe
 * 62) Rawson Department
 * 63) Rawson Department, Chubut
 * 64) Rawson Department, San Juan
 * 65) Río Chico Department
 * 66) Río Chico Department, Tucumán
 * 67) Río Chico Department, Santa Cruz
 * 68) Rivadavia Department
 * 69) Rivadavia Department, Mendoza
 * 70) Rivadavia Department, Salta
 * 71) Rivadavia Department, San Juan
 * 72) Rivadavia Department, Santiago del Estero
 * 73) San Antonio Department
 * 74) San Antonio Department, Jujuy
 * 75) San Antonio Department, Río Negro
 * 76) San Carlos Department
 * 77) San Carlos Department, Mendoza
 * 78) San Carlos Department, Salta
 * 79) San Javier Department
 * 80) San Javier Department, Córdoba
 * 81) San Javier Department, Misiones
 * 82) San Javier Department, Santa Fe
 * 83) San Justo Department
 * 84) San Justo Department, Córdoba
 * 85) San Justo Department, Santa Fe
 * 86) San Martín Department
 * 87) San Martín Department, Corrientes
 * 88) San Martín Department, Mendoza
 * 89) San Martín Department, San Juan
 * 90) San Martín Department, Santiago del Estero
 * 91) San Martín Department, Santa Fe
 * 92) San Pedro Department
 * 93) San Pedro Department, Jujuy
 * 94) San Pedro Department, Misiones
 * 95) Santa Rosa Department
 * 96) Santa Rosa Department, Catamarca
 * 97) Santa Rosa Department, Mendoza
 * 98) Sarmiento Department
 * 99) Sarmiento Department, Chubut
 * 100) Sarmiento Department, San Juan
 * 101) Sarmiento Department, Santiago del Estero
 * 102) Veinticinco de Mayo Department
 * 103) Veinticinco de Mayo Department, Chaco
 * 104) Veinticinco de Mayo Department, Misiones
 * 105) Veinticinco de Mayo Department, Río Negro
 * 106) Veinticinco de Mayo Department, San Juan