# List of administrative divisions of South America

The table below indicates the types and numbers of administrative divisions used by countries having territories in South America and their major dependent territories. It is ordered alphabetically by country name in English.
France's territory in South America is French Guiana. The Netherlands' territories in South America are Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao. The United Kingdom's territories in South America are the Falklands Islands, and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.

## Table

| Country | Administrative divisions | Administrative divisions | Administrative divisions | Administrative divisions |
| Country | First-level | Second-level | Third-level | Fourth-level and smaller |
| Argentina | 22 provincias $^p$ | 376 departamentos | municipalidad$^m$ | localidades |
| Argentina | Buenos Aires Province $^p$ | 135 partidos $^{dm}$ | localidades (districts) | cities and towns |
| Argentina | City of Buenos Aires$^{cdm}$ | | 15 comunas | 48 barrios |
| Brazil | 27 unidades federativas : | 27 unidades federativas : | 27 unidades federativas : | 27 unidades federativas : |
| Brazil | 26 estados | 5,564 municípios $^m$ | | |
| Brazil | Distrito Federal$^c$ | 31 regiões administrativas | | |
| Chile | 16 regiones $^r$ | 50+ provincias $^p$ | 320+ comunas $^m$ | |
| Colombia | 32 departamentos Bogotá$^c$ | 1100+ municipios$^m$ | Comunas o Localidades 2000+ corregimientos | Barrios Veredas |
| Ecuador | 24 provincias $^p$ | 210+ cantones | 1000+ parròquias | |
| France | 27 régions, including: - 5 régions d'outre-mer  French Guiana  Guadeloupe  Martinique  Mayotte  Réunion - 1 sui generis collectivité territoriale $^r$ | 101 départements $^p$ | 342 arrondissements $^d$ | 36781 communes $^m$ |
| 1 [state private property under the direct authority of the French government]: Clipperton Island ||||
| 5 collectivités d'outre-mer ||||
| France | French Polynesia | 5 subdivisions administratives | 40+ communes | |
| France | Saint-Barthélemy | | | |
| France | Saint-Martin | | | |
| France | Saint-Pierre and Miquelon | 2 communes | | |
| France | Wallis and Futuna | 3 royaumes coutumiers | 3 [districts] $^d$ | |
| 1 collectivité sui generis ||||
| France | New Caledonia | 3 provinces | 30+ communes | |
| 1 territoire d'outre-mer ||||
| France | French Southern and Antarctic Lands | 4 [districts] $^d$ | | |
| For French Southern and Antarctic Lands, see France above. ||||
| Guyana | 10 regions | 27 neighborhood councils | | |
| Netherlands, the Kingdom of | 1 [country within the Kingdom that conducts its affairs]: Netherlands | 1 [country within the Kingdom that conducts its affairs]: Netherlands | 1 [country within the Kingdom that conducts its affairs]: Netherlands | 1 [country within the Kingdom that conducts its affairs]: Netherlands |
| Netherlands, the Kingdom of | 12 provincies $^p$ | 443 gemeenten $^m$ | (27 deelgemeenten) | |
| Netherlands, the Kingdom of | 3 bijzondere gemeenten Bonaire Sint Eustatius Saba | | | |
| 3 [autonomous countries within the Kingdom]: ||||
| Netherlands, the Kingdom of | Aruba | 15 cities | | |
| Netherlands, the Kingdom of | Curaçao | | | |
| Netherlands, the Kingdom of | Sint Maarten | | | |
| Paraguay | 17 departamentos Asunción$^c$ | 230+ distritos$^d$ | compañías municipios | |
| Peru | 25 regiones $^r$ | 190+ provincias $^p$ | 1800+ distritos$^d$ | 84000+ centros poblados → 1800+ centros poblados menores (as government entity) 80000+ [centros poblados dispersos] (only as censal unity) |
| Suriname | 10 districten $^d$ | 60+ ressorten | | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 9 regions Tobago (governed by Tobago House of Assembly) 3 boroughs 2 cities | | | |
| United Kingdom | (1 constituent country with no devolution): England | (1 constituent country with no devolution): England | (1 constituent country with no devolution): England | (1 constituent country with no devolution): England |
| United Kingdom | 9 regions$^i$ | 81 counties (6 metropolitan and 75 non-metropolitan) | 36 metropolitan boroughs 280+ non-metropolitan districts (Non-metropolitan districts include 46 unitary authorities) | parishes |
| United Kingdom | 9 regions$^i$ | Greater London$^c$ | 32 London boroughs City of London | |
| (3 constituent countries with devolution): ||||
| United Kingdom | Northern Ireland | (6 counties) 26 districts | | |
| United Kingdom | Scotland | 32 council areas | | communities |
| United Kingdom | Wales | 10 county boroughs 9 counties 3 cities | | communities |
| 3 crown dependencies: ||||
| United Kingdom | Guernsey | 10 parishes 3 dependencies: Alderney, Herm and Sark | | |
| United Kingdom | Jersey | 12 parishes | vingtaines, cueillettes | |
| United Kingdom | Isle of Man | 6 sheadings | 17 parishes | |
| 12 overseas territories: ||||
| United Kingdom | Anguilla | 14 districts | | |
| United Kingdom | Bermuda | 9 parishes 2 municipalities | | |
| United Kingdom | British Indian Ocean Territory | | | |
| United Kingdom | British Virgin Islands | 5 districts | | |
| United Kingdom | Cayman Islands | 7 districts | | |
| United Kingdom | Falkland Islands | | | |
| United Kingdom | Gibraltar | | | |
| United Kingdom | Montserrat | 3 parishes | | |
| United Kingdom | Pitcairn Islands | | | |
| United Kingdom | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | 3 parts of the territory: Saint Helena Ascension Island Tristan da Cunha | Saint Helena has 8 districts | |
| United Kingdom | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | | | |
| United Kingdom | Turks and Caicos Islands | 6 districts | | |
| 2 sovereign base areas: Akrotiri and Dhekelia ||||
| Uruguay | 19 departamentos $^m$ | 89 municipios | | |
| Venezuela | 23 estados | municipios $^m$ | parròquias | |
| Venezuela | dependencias federales Caracas$^c$ | | | |
    $^a$ pseudo-municipalities (administration is appointed)
    $^c$ capital; see also Capitals serving as administrative divisions.
    $^d$ districts.
    $^i$ informals.
    $^m$ municipalities.
    $^p$ provinces.
    $^r$ regions.
* ↑ In La Rioja, Mendoza and San Juan Provinces
* 1 2 3 Autonomous area or areas; see List of autonomous areas by country.
* 1 2 communes.
* ↑ Federative units.
* ↑ Administrative regions.
* ↑ Including 5 overseas regions and Corsica as a collectivité territoriale (territorial collectivity).
* ↑ a collectivité d'outre-mer (overseas collectivity).
* ↑ also known as a pays d'outre-mer (overseas country).
* ↑ kingdoms.
* ↑ a territoire d'outre-mer (overseas territory).
* ↑ or ?partidos.
* ↑ or partidos.
* ↑ ?"resorts".
* ↑ not all of England is parished - see unparished area.
* 1 2 a bailiwick.
* ↑ municipalities
* ↑ federal dependencies.