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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina | 2nd (under provincias) | 378 | municipios |
 Bolivia | 1st | 9 | provincias |
 Colombia | 1st | 32 | municipios |
 El Salvador | 1st | 14 | municipios |
 Guatemala | 1st | 22 | municipios |
 Honduras | 1st | 18 | municipios |
 Nicaragua | 1st | 15 | municipios |
 Paraguay | 1st | 17 | municipios |
 Peru | 1st | 24 | municipios |
 Uruguay | 1st | 19 | provincia |
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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This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Departamento news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2009 Learn how and when to remove this message 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 useTen countries currently have departamentos Country Level Num SubdivisionsArgentina 2nd under provincias 378 municipiosBolivia 1st 9 provinciasColombia 1st 32 municipiosEl Salvador 1st 14 municipiosGuatemala 1st 22 municipiosHonduras 1st 18 municipiosNicaragua 1st 15 municipiosParaguay 1st 17 municipiosPeru 1st 24 municipiosUruguay 1st 19 provinciaPast useMexico in the 1830s was divided into 24 departamentos which were first level divisions It was during an attempt to centralize the government ReferencesThis article about geography terminology is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte
