Department (country subdivision)
A department (French: département, Spanish: departamento) is a geographically defined area of a centralized state which functions as an administrative unit, usually at provincial level, with or without a representative assembly.
Countries using departments
Argentina • Benin • Bolivia • Burkina Faso • Cameroon • Colombia • Côte d'Ivoire • El Salvador • France • Guatemala • Haiti • Honduras • Nicaragua • Niger • Peru • Paraguay • Senegal • Uruguay
See also
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Types of country subdivisionContemporary
Arrondissement • Bailiwick • Banner • Autonomous banner • Block • Borough • County borough • Metropolitan borough • Capital • Federal capital • Canton • Census division • Census geographic unit • Census metropolitan area • Census subdivision • Circle • Circuit • City • Autonomous city • Independent city • Colony • Commune • Community • Autonomous community • Residential community • Constituency • County • Administrative county • Autonomous county • Metropolitan county • Council • Croft • Department • Dependency • District • Autonomous district • Capital district • City district • Federal district • Metropolitan district • Municipal district • National capital district • Special capital district • Division • Duchy • Governorate • Hamlet • Insular area • Local administrative unit • Local government area • Municipality • Regional municipality • Regional county municipality • Rural municipality • Neighbourhood • Oblast • Okrug • Parish • Civil parish • Periphery • Prefecture • Autonomous prefecture • Province • Autonomous province • Regency • Region • Autonomous region • Capital region • Special administrative region • Republic • Autonomous republic • Ranchería • Reservation • Reserve • Shire • State • Subdistrict • Subprefecture • Territory • Autonomous territorial unit • Capital territory • Federal capital territory • National territory • National capital territory • Town • Townland • Township • Civil township • Urban (urbanized) area • Village • Vingtaine • Voivodeship • Ward
Historical
Agency • Barony • Burgh • Cantref • Commote • Hundred • Imperial Circle • Imperial Free City • Imperial province • Presidency • Residency • Rural district • Sanitary district (rural • urban) • Urban district
Boldface indicates a type used by ten or more countries; loanwords in italics.
Categories
Departments | Country subdivisions