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Department (country subdivision)

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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

• • e Types of country subdivision
Administrative division · Political division · Census division · Electoral division
Contemporary	Amt · Arrondissement · Autonomous area · Bailiwick · Bakhsh · Baladiyah · Banner · Autonomous banner · Barangay · Bairro · Barrio · Bezirk / Regierungsbezirk · Block · Borough · County borough · Metropolitan borough · Cadastre · Aus. Cadastres · Capital · Federal capital · Canton · Census division · Census geographic unit · Census metropolitan area · Census subdivision · Circle · Circuit · City · Autonomous city · Independent city · Co-Principality · Colony · Comarca · Commonwealth · Commune · Comune · Community · Autonomous community · Residential community · Condominium · Constituency · County · Administrative county · Autonomous county · Metropolitan county · Council · Croft · Department · Dependent territory · Federal dependency · District · Autonomous district · Capital district · City district · Federal district · Metropolitan district · Municipal district · Division · Daïra · Duchy · Eldership · Frazione · Freguesia · Governorate · Hamlet · Hundred · Insular area · Judeţ · Local administrative unit · Local government area · Liwa · Località · Municipality · District municipality · Regional municipality · Regional county municipality · Rural municipality · Neighbourhood · Oblast · Okrug · Ostān · Parish · Civil parish · Periphery · Plasa · Prefecture · Autonomous prefecture · Principality · Protectorate · Province · Autonomous province · Quarter · Regency · Region · Autonomous region · Capital region · Special administrative region · Republic · Autonomous republic · Ranchería · Reservation · Indian reserve · Shabiyah · Shahr · Shahrestān · Shire · State · Subdistrict · Subprefecture · Suzerainty · Sýsla · Taluka · Tehsil · Territory · Autonomous territorial unit · Capital territory · Union territory · National territory · Town · Townland · Township · Civil township · Township (Scot.) · Urban (urbanized) area · Village · Vingtaine · Voivodeship · Wilayah · Ward
Historical	Acre (Scots) · Agency · Barony · Burgh · Cantref · City-State · Commote · Daugh · Diocese · Free Imperial City · Groatland · Half-foot · Hundred · Imperial Circle · March · Markland · Nome · Ounceland · Oxgang · Pargana · Pennyland · Ploughgate · Praetorian prefecture · Presidency · Quarterland · Residency · Riding · Rural district · Sanitary district (rural · urban) · Satrapy · Theme · Urban district · Viscounty · Viscountcy
Boldface indicates a type used by ten or more countries; loanwords in italics.