Provinces

Argentina is divided into twenty-three provinces (provincias; singular provincia), and one autonomous city (commonly known as the capital federal, but officially Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires). These provinces are as follows (capitals shown in brackets):

1. Buenos Aires Province (La Plata)
2. Catamarca Province (San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca)
3. Chaco Province (Resistencia)
4. Chubut Province (Rawson)
5. Córdoba Province (Córdoba)
6. Corrientes Province (Corrientes)
7. Entre Ríos Province (Paraná)
8. Formosa Province (Formosa)
9. Jujuy Province (San Salvador de Jujuy)
10. La Pampa Province (Santa Rosa)
11. La Rioja Province (La Rioja)
12. Mendoza Province (Mendoza)
13. Misiones Province (Posadas)
14. Neuquén Province (Neuquén)
15. Río Negro Province (Viedma)
16. Salta Province (Salta)
17. San Juan Province (San Juan)
18. San Luis Province (San Luis)
19. Santa Cruz Province (Río Gallegos)
20. Santa Fe Province (Santa Fe)
21. Santiago del Estero Province (Santiago del Estero)
22. Tierra del Fuego Province (Ushuaia)
23. Tucumán Province (San Miguel de Tucumán)

Provinces are divided into smaller secondary units called departamentos, or departments. There are 376 departments. The province of Buenos Aires has 134 similar divisions known as partidos. Departamentos and partidos are further subdivided into municipalities or districts.