Departments ( Spanish : departamentos ) form the second level of administrative division (below the provinces ), and are subdivided in municipalities . They are extended in all of Argentina except for the Province of Buenos Aires and the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires , the national capital, each of which has different administrative arrangements (respectively partidos and comunas ).
3-540: Pilcomayo is a department in the Argentine province of Formosa . Its capital is Clorinda , the second most populous city in the province. Pilcomayo has a surface of 5,342 km and a population of 78,114 according to the 2001 census [ INDEC ] . Other communities in Pilcomayo include Laguna Blanca , Laguna Naick Neck , Riacho He-Hé and Siete Palmas . The Pilcomayo River National Park ( Parque Nacional Río Pilcomayo )
6-694: Is about 45 kilometers west of Clorinda, crossed by the Pilcomayo River . 25°17′10″S 57°43′21″W / 25.28611°S 57.72250°W / -25.28611; -57.72250 This article about a place in Formosa Province , Argentina is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Departments of Argentina Except in La Rioja , Mendoza , and San Juan Provinces, departments have no executive authorities or assemblies of their own. However, they serve as territorial constituencies for
9-509: The election of members of the legislative bodies of most provinces. For example, in Santa Fe Province , each department returns one senator to the provincial senate. In Tucumán Province , on the other hand, where legislators are elected by zone (Capital, East, West) the departments serve only as districts for the organization of certain civil agencies, such as the police or the health system. There are 377 departments in all, not including
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