Departamento
A departamento (Spanish pronunciation: [depaɾtaˈmento]) is a country subdivision in several Latin American countries, mostly as top-level subnational divisions (except in Argentina). It is usually simply translated as "department".
Current use
Ten countries currently have departamentos.
| Country | Level | Num. | Subdivisions |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 2nd | 378 | municipios |
 | 1st | 9 | provincias |
 | 1st | 32 | municipios |
 | 1st | 14 | municipios |
 | 1st | 22 | municipios |
.svg.png){kind=small} | 1st | 18 | municipios |
 | 1st | 15 | municipios |
 | 1st | 17 | municipios |
 | 1st | 24 | municipios |
 | 1st | 19 | municipios |
Past use
Mexico in the 1830s was divided into 24 departamentos, which were first-level divisions. It was during an attempt to centralize the government.
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