Departments of Argentina

Departments (Spanish: departamentos) form the second level of administrative division in the provinces of Argentina. There are no departments in the city of Buenos Aires, which has so far been divided into neighbourhoods (barrios) as its administrative divisions, but is to be divided now into communes ("comunas") by a recently passed local act. On the other side, Buenos Aires Province is divided into partidos, which means "parts" or "divisions". Each partido is normally governed by a popularly-elected Intendant. Departamentos do not have intendants or any other executive authorities. But they are the basis for the election of members of provincial legislative bodies. For example, in Santa Fe, each departamento returns one senator to the provincial Senate.

Including the two departments in Tierra del Fuego Province that are only claimed, there are 376 departments, excluding the partidos of Buenos Aires Province. 32 department names are not unique within Argentina, leading to 75 departments that have same or similar name counterparts in at least one other Argentine province.

Departments with the same or similar names

Some departments have similar names:

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

Some departments in different provinces have the same name:

1. Avellaneda Department
   1. Avellaneda Department, Río Negro
   2. Avellaneda Department, Santiago
2. Belgrano Department
   1. Belgrano Department, San Luis
   2. Belgrano Department, Santa Fe
   3. Belgrano Department, Santiago
3. Bermejo Department
   1. Bermejo Department, Chaco
   2. Bermejo Department, Formosa
4. Capital 11x
5. Chacabuco Department
   1. Chacabuco Department, Chaco
   2. Chacabuco Department, San Luis
6. Colón Department
   1. Colón Department, Entre Ríos
   2. Colón Department, Córdoba
7. General Alvear Department
   1. General Alvear Department, Corrientes
   2. General Alvear Department, Mendoza
8. General Belgrano Department
   1. General Belgrano Department, Chaco
   2. General Belgrano Department, La Rioja
9. General Güemes Department
   1. General Güemes Department, Chaco
   2. General Güemes Department, Salta
10. General Roca Department
    1. General Roca Department, Córdoba
    2. General Roca Department, Río Negro
11. General San Martín Department
    1. General San Martín Department, Salta
    2. General San Martín Department, La Rioja
12. Independencia Department
    1. Independencia Department, Chaco
    2. Independencia Department, La Rioja
13. Junín Department
    1. Junín Department, Mendoza
    2. Junín Department, San Luis
14. La Paz Department
    1. La Paz Department, Catamarca
    2. La Paz Department, Entre Ríos
    3. La Paz Department, Mendoza
15. Lavalle Department
    1. Lavalle Department, Corrientes
    2. Lavalle Department, Mendoza
16. Libertador General San Martín Department
    1. Libertador General San Martín Department, Misiones
    2. Libertador General San Martín Department, Chaco
    3. Libertador General San Martín Department, San Luis
17. Maipú Department
    1. Maipú Department, Chaco
    2. Maipú Department, Mendoza
18. Minas Department
    1. Minas Department, Córdoba
    2. Minas Department, Neuquén
19. Nueve de Julio Department
    1. Nueve de Julio Department, Chaco
    2. Nueve de Julio Department, Río Negro
    3. Nueve de Julio Department, San Juan
    4. Nueve de Julio Department, Santa Fe
20. Rawson Department
    1. Rawson Department, Chubut
    2. Rawson Department, San Juan
21. Río Chico Department
    1. Río Chico Department, Tucumán
    2. Río Chico Department, Santa Cruz
22. Rivadavia Department
    1. Rivadavia Department, Mendoza
    2. Rivadavia Department, Salta
    3. Rivadavia Department, San Juan
    4. Rivadavia Department, Santiago
23. San Antonio Department
    1. San Antonio Department, Jujuy
    2. San Antonio Department, Río Negro
24. San Carlos Department
    1. San Carlos Department, Mendoza
    2. San Carlos Department, Salta
25. San Javier Department
    1. San Javier Department, Córdoba
    2. San Javier Department, Misiones
    3. San Javier Department, Santa Fe
26. San Justo Department
    1. San Justo Department, Córdoba
    2. San Justo Department, Santa Fe
27. San Martín Department
    1. San Martín Department, Corrientes
    2. San Martín Department, Mendoza
    3. San Martín Department, San Juan
    4. San Martín Department, Santiago del Estero
    5. San Martín Department, Santa Fe
28. San Pedro Department
    1. San Pedro Department, Jujuy
    2. San Pedro Department, Misiones
29. Santa Rosa Department
    1. Santa Rosa Department, Catamarca
    2. Santa Rosa Department, Mendoza
30. Sarmiento Department
    1. Sarmiento Department, Chubut
    2. Sarmiento Department, San Juan
    3. Sarmiento Department, Santiago del Estero
31. Veinticinco de Mayo Department
    1. Veinticinco de Mayo Department, Chaco
    2. Veinticinco de Mayo Department, Misiones
    3. Veinticinco de Mayo Department, Río Negro
    4. Veinticinco de Mayo Department, San Juan

List of departments