Departments of Argentina


Departments form the second level of administrative division, 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.
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 the departments serve only as districts for the organization of certain civil agencies, such as the police or the health system.
There are 376 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. 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.

List of departments

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
;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