ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE COUNTRIES

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SECURITY INFORMATION
GEOGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE REPORT
ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE COUNTRIES
CIA/RR-G-3
Office of Research and Reports
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I. Introduction 1
II. Independent Countries
Argentina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Bolivia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Brazil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Chile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Colombia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Costa Rica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Cuba . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Dominican Republic 27
Ecuador . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
El Salvador . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Guatemala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Haiti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Honduras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Nicaragua . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Panama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Paraguay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Peru . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
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Uruguay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Venezuela . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
III. Dependencies
Alaska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
:British Guiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
:British Honduras . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
French Guiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
,Jamaica, . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . 63
Puerto Rico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Sur inam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
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ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE COUNTRIES
I. Introduction
An understanding of the administrative organization of a
country is of value in geographic and economic research that
involves areal distribution of factors such as natural resources,
power facilities, and transportation networks. The need is particu-
larly great if data are to be presented in map form. However, before
data can be either interpreted adequately for research purposes: or
plotted accurately on maps, it is essential that information on
administrative divisions be up to date.- For example, the results of
the 1950 Census of the Americas J cannot be fully utilized unless
the current units, by which the data were compiled, are known.
In the Western Hemisphere, the administrative divisions in some
countries have changed sufficiently during the past ten years to make
necessary a new listing to replace guides which are now out of date.
The Index to the Civil Divisions Base Ma
of the Americas published
by the American Geographical Society in 191+1+ and the Handbook of
Latin American Population Data issued by the Office of Inter-
American Affairs in 191+5 have served as important sources for informa-
tion on the administrative units in Latin America. Since these
For a detailed scussion of the 1950 Census of the Americas
and its relation to mapping, see Map Research Bulletin, No. 18,
August 1950, pp. 1-9.
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publications are based on pre-19+5 information, they are unreliable
for the current situation in many countries.
The terms applied to first and second-order administrative
divisions vary from country to country in the Western Hemisphere.
Departamento, 2rovincia, and estado. are the terms most frequently
used for first-order divisions. A term applied to the first-order
division in one country, however, may be used for second-order divi-
sions in another country. In Bolivia, Colombia, and Guatemala, for
example, the departamenis is a first-order division, whereas in
Argentina and Chile it is a second-order division. Three of the
political entities of the Western Hemisphere -- Alaska, British
Honduras, and Surinam -- have only first-order divisions, and two
others -- Jamaica and British Guiana -- have first-order divisions
that have no administrative functions. In addition, several countries --
including Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico -- have more than one
category of first-order division. In such cases, the divisions differ
in degree of local autonomy and in the extent to which they are repre-
sented in the national government. In this report they are presented
in descending order of importance.
In the following listings, first-order administrative divisions
and. their capitals are named for each political entity, and the number
of second-order divisions within each first-order division is noted.
Chsanges made since 19140 in first-order administrative divisions are
explained in footnotes. The principal sources from which data were
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obtained are cited; most of these include a list of second-order
divisions. Whenever available, results of the 1950 Census of the
Americas have been used. Eventually this census, the first to be
attempted on a hemisphere-wide basis, will provide uniform informa-
tion of approximately the same date for most of the 21 American
Republics. For some of the countries it will be the first organized
census ever to be taken.
For reference purposes, a one-sheet map showing first-order
divisions is recommended for each country. Accurate maps showing
second-order divisions are available for only a few countries,
since boundaries of these divisions have been defined accurately in
only a few cases.
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II. INDEPENDENT COUNTRIES
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AIiGE TINA
Capital: Buenos Aires
First-Order Administrative Second-Order Administrative
Divisions Divisions (number)
Provincia Capital Departamento
Buenos Aires
La Plata 112 (partidos) J
Catamarca
Catamarca
16
C6rdoba
C6rdoba
26
Corrientes
Corrientes
24
Entre Rios
Parana
14
Eva Peron J
Santa Rosa
22
Jujuy 2/
Jujuy
15
La Rioja
Mendoza
Presidente Peron
La Rioja
Mendoza
Resistencia
18
Salta J
Salta
22
San Juan
San Juan
19
San Luis
Santa Fe
San Luis
Santa Fe
8
Santiago del Estero
Tucuman.
Santiago del Estero
Tucuman
27
Territorio Nacional J
Comodoro Rivadavia 6J
Chubut
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Territorio National
Formosa
Misiones
Neuquen
Rio Negro
Santa Cruz
Tierra del Fuego
Capital Federal J
Capital Departamento
Formosa 9
Posadas 11
Neuquen
Viedtna
16
RCo Gallegos 7
Ushuaia
22 (circunscripciones) U
Source:
Argentina, DirecciorL General del Servicio Estadi'stico National,
Resultados Gen.erales del Censo de Poblacion, 1951. CIA Library
Call No. 1 H/811 .A
Map Reference:
papa de la Republica Argentina, 1:5,000,000, Instituto Geografico
.Ailitar, 1950. CIA Map Library Call No. 71449. The provincias
,)f Eva Peron and Presidente Perin are shown as the terr orioesof
La Pampa and Chaco.
1. The term partido is used for the second-order administrative
division in the rp oyin.cia of Buenos Aires, and circunscripcior.i in the
Capital Federal.
2. The territorio of Los Andes was dissolved in.September 1943, and
its departamentos were integrated with those of the provincias of
Catamarca, Jujuy, and Salta.
3. The territorio of La Pampa was raised to the status of a provincia
on 20 July 1951 and was renamed Eva Peron on 29 January 1952.
4. The territorio of Chaco was raised to the status of a provin.cia
on 20 July 1951 and was renamed Presidente Peron on 21 December 1951.
5. A territorio is also called a gobernaci6n.
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6. Comodoro Rivadavia was created in 194+ from parts of the
territorios of Santa Cruz and Chubut and was designated a zona
militar.
7. The city of Buenos Aires, which is the national capital.
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Capital: La Paz (actual); Sucre (legal)
First-Order Administrative
Division
Second-Order Administrative
Division (number)
Departamento
Capital
Provincia
Beni
Trinidad
8
Chuquisaca
Sucre J
10
Cochabamba
Cochabamba
14
La Paz
La Paz
17
Oruro
Oruro
8
Pando
Cobija
1+
Potosi
Potosi
11+
Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz
12
Tarija
Tarija
6
Sources:
Bolivia, Direcci6n General de Estadistica y Censos, Resultadgs
Generales del Censo de la Republica de Bolivia, 1951. Depart-
ment of State Library Call No. HA 9 65 A3 1950.
Departamento del Bent, 1:1,000,000, Direcci6n General de
Estadistica y Censos, 1948. CIA Map Library Call No. 76362.
Departamento de Chuquisaca, 1:500,000, Direcci6n General de
Estadistica y Census, no date. CIA Map Library Call No. 7661+7.
Departamento de Cochabamba, 1:500,000, Direcci6n General de
Estadfstica y Censos, 1949. CIA Map Library Call No. 76393.
De artamento de La Paz, 1:500,000, Direcci6n General de Estadistica
y Censos, 1949. CIA Map Library Call No. 76372.
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Departamento de Oruro, 1:500,000, Direccion General de Estadistica
y Censos, no date. CIA Map Library Call No. 76375.
Departmento Pando, :L:800,000, Direccion General de Estadfstica y
Censos, no date. CIA Map Library Call No. 76299.
Departamento de Potosi, 1:1,000,000, Direccion General de Esta-
d stica y Censor, no date. CIA Map Library Call No. 76628.
Departamento de Santa Cruz, 1:1,250,000, Direccion General. de
Estadistica y Censor, no date. CIA Map Library Call No. 76380.
Departamento cle Tar:Lsja, 1:250,000, Direccion General de Estadistica
y Censos, no date. CIA Map Library Call No. 76649.
Map Reference:
Mapadelaa e publics de Bolivia, 1:1,500,000., Editorial Renacimiento,
1947. CIA Map Library Call No. 49788. Map is unreliable for second-
order administrative divisions.
1,. Also the capital '(legal).
2? Also the capital (actual).
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BRAZIL
Capital: Rio de Janeiro
First-Order Administrative Second-Order Administrative
Divisions Division (number)
Estado
Capital
Municipio
Alagoas
Maceio
37
Amazonas
Manaus
25
Bahia
Salvador
150
Ceara
Fortaleza
79
Espirito Santo J
Vitoria
36
Goias
Go ignia
77
Maranhao
Sgo Luis
72
Mato Grosso
Cuiaba.
35
Minas Gerais
Belo Horizonte
388
Para
Belem
59
Paraiba
Joao Pessoa
41
Parana
Curitiba
80
Pernambuco
Recife
90
Piaui
Teresina
49
Rio de Janeiro
Niteroi
56
Rio Grande do Norte
Natal
48
Rio Grande do Sul
Santa Catarina
P8rto Alegre
Florianopolis
92
Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo
369
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Estado Capital
Sergipe Aracaju
Te:rrtt6rio
Acre Rio Branco
Amapa Macapa
Guapore Porto Velho
Fernando de Noronha 3% ........
Munici.pio
42
Distrito Federal Rio de Janeiro J 1
Source:
Brazil, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estati:stica, Divis .o
Territorial do Brasi , 1951. Department of State Library Calla
No. 1951.
Map Reference :
MQa do Brasil, 1:5,000,000, Conselho Nacional de Geografia, 1950.
CIA Map Library Call No. 72976.
1. This includes the area in dispute between Minas Gerais and Espirito
Santo.
2. The territ6rios of Amapa, GuapoN, Iguacu, Ponta Pora, and Rio Branc)
were created 13 September 1943. The constitution of 18 September 1946
abolished Iguaqu and Ponta Pora as territ6rios and reestablished them
as mu:nicipios in the estados of Parana and Mato Grosso, respectively.
3. The territ6rio, created in 1942, was formerly under the jurisdic-
tion of the Estado de Pernambuco.
4. Also the national capital.
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CANADA
Capital: Ottawa
First-Order Administrative
Divisions
Second-Order Administrative
Divisions (number)
Province
Capital Incorporated Municipali :y 1/
Alberta
British Columbia
Edmonton
Victoria
261i
Manitoba
Winnepeg
184+
New Brunswick
Newfoundland 2J
Fredericton
St. John's
'a
Nova Scotia
Halifax
67
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Toronto
Charlottetown
955
Quebec
Quebec
1662
Saskatchewan
Regina
797
Territory
Northwest Territories
Yukon
3/
3 (districts) V
Source :
Canada, Bureau of Statistics, Canada Year Book 1950-51, Ottawi,,
1951. Library of Congress Call No. HA 7 47 S81. Does not list
second-order divisions.
Map Reference:
Canada, Alaska, and Greenland, 1:8,000,000, National Geographic
Society, 1947.
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I. The term "incorporated municipality" includes cities, towns,
villages, rural municipalities, and counties. Large areas of the
:provinces, with the exception of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, are
not divided into second-order divisions and are without local. govern-
ment.
2.
The union of Newfoundland with Canada took place 31 March 194C,).
3.
Administered from Ottawa.
4.
The Northwest Territories are divided into three districts
--
.Franklin, Keewatin, and Mackenzie.
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Capital: Santiago
First-Order Administrative
Division
Provincia
Aconcagua
Aison
Antofagasta
Arauco
Atacama
Blo Bio
Cautin
Chiloe
Colchagua
Concepcion
Coquimbo
Curico
Linares
Llanquihue
Magallenes
Malleco
Maule
Ruble
O'Higgins
Capital
San Felipe
Puerto Aisen
Antofagasta
Lebu
CCopiapo
Los Angeles
Temuco
Ancud
San Fernando
Concepcion
La Serena
Curico
Linares
Puerto Montt
Punta Arenas
Angol
Cauquenes
Chillan
Rancagua
Second-Order Administrative
Division (number)
3
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Provincia Capital Departamento
Osorno Osorno
Santiago Santiago J
Talca Talca
Tarapaca Iquique
Valdivia Valdivia
Valparaiso Valparaiso
Sources:
Almeyda Arroyo, Elias. Bitraf1a de Chile, Santiago, 19527.
CIA Library Call No. 1J/7 621_.01 A4 1950.
Perez, Vicente Bustos. Geografia de Chile,, Santiago, 1949. CIA
Library Call No. 1J/7 621.01 P4 1949.
Map Reference:
Mapa de la .Republica de Chile, 1:5,200,000, fl-9497, Esso Standard.
Oil Company (Chile) SAC. CIA. Map Library Call No. 68239-R.
I. Also the n tional capital.
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Capital: Bogota
First-Order Administrative
Divisions
Second-Order Administrative
Division (number)
Departamento
Capital
Municipio
Antioquia
MedelIfn
100
Atlantico
Barranquilla
20
BolCvar
Cartagena
4+5
Boyaca
Tunja
115
Caldas
Manizales
43
Cauca
Popayan
33
Choco 1/
Cordoba 2
Quibdo
Monterfa
12
Cundinamarca
Bogota,
115
Huila
Neiva
31
Magdalena
Santa Marta
33
NariAo
Pasto
49
Norte de Santander
Cucuta
34
Santander
Bucaramanga
73
Tolima
Ibague
42
Valle del Cauca
Cali
4o
COLOMBIA
Intendencia
Caqueta L/
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Capital
Municipio
San Andres y
Providencia
ComisarCa
Amazonas
Arauca
Casanare J
Guajira
Putumayo
Vaupes
Vichada
San Andres
Leticia
Arauca
Trinidad
Uribia
Mocoa
M:Ltu
Puerto Carrefio
Sources:
Colombia, Direc:cidn Nacional de Estad(stica, Divisi6n Politico
Administrativa del Pais, 1952. CIA Map Library Call No. gD
121-23 -065.
.U.S. Department of State, Foreign Service Despatch 574, Bogota,
3 January 1952, Subject: President Signs Law Creating New Depart-
ment of Cordoba. Unclassified. At Department of State Library.
Map Reference:
Ma pa reliminar.) de la Republica de Colombia, 1:2,500,000,
Instituto Geografico Militar y Catastral, 1950. CIA Map Library
Call No. 68595. The new departamento of Cordoba is not shown.
1. The status of Choco was raised from an intendencia to a
departamento on 3 November 1947.
2. The law creating the departamento of Cordoba, by dividing
Bolivar, became effective 18 June 1952.
3. Also the national capital.
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4. The status of Caqueta was changed from a comisaria to an
intendencia on 14 March 1950.'
5. Casanare was created from the eastern part of the de artamento
of Boyaca as of 1 April 1950. The capital of this comisaria wa
changed from Pore to Trinidad on 23 January 1951. This is the only
comisaria that is divided into municinios.
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COSTA RICA
Capital: San Jose
First-Order Administrative Second-Order Administrative
Division Division (number)
Provincia Capital
Alajuela Alajuela
Cartago Cartago
Guanacaste Liberia
Heredia Heredia
Limon Limon
Puntarenas Puntarenas
San Jose San Jose J
Canton
Costa Rica, Oficina de Censo, Boletfn Informativo de los Censos
de 1950, Afro I, No. 10-11, Afio II, No. 18-19, 1950-51. At U.S.
Bureau of the Census.
Densidad de la Poblac16n de Costa Rica, 1:1,250,000, Direction
General de Estadistica y Censos, August 1951. CIA Map Library
Call No. 77150.
Map Reference:
Mapa de Costa Rica, 1:400,000, Instituto Geogr4fico Militar,
1949. CIA Map Library Call No. 75392.
1. Also the national capital.
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Provincia Capital Comun
Trujillo San Cristobal 4
Trujillo Valdez 6J Ban( 2
Distrito
Santo Domingo Ciudad Trujillo J 53
(secciones
municipales) 1
Sources :
Dominican Republic, Instituto Geografico Militar, Division
Territorial de la Republica, 1950. AMS Call No. JS 2055 D67 V.1.
Ma a Para el Censo de 1950, Dominican Republic. 1950, AMS Call
No. 13E 3-26-6570-V.
Map Reference:
Dominican Republic, 1:1,000,000, CIA,1951. CIA Map No. 11787.
1. Effective 16 May 1943.
2. Effective 1 January 1950.
3. Effective 1 January 1945. Name originally proposed as La Romana.
4. Effective 1 January 1943.
5. Effective 1 January 1951.
6. Name of the provincia changed from Monsefior de Merino to BanI to
Trujillo Valdez on 1 January 1945-
7. Also the national capital.
8. The term secci6n municipal is used for the second-order adminis-
trative division in the Distrito de Santo Domingo.
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Capital: Ciudad Trujillo
First-Order Administrative
Divisions
Provincia
Azua
Bahoruco
Barahona
Benefactor
Duarte
El Seibo
Espaillat
Independencia 2/
La AltagTacia 3/
La Vega
Libertador
Montecristi
Puerto Plata
Sams n 'a'
Second-Order Administrative
Divisions (number)
Capital
Azua
Neiba
Barahona
San Juan
San Francisco de Macorls
El Seibo
Moca
Jimanl
La. Romana
L_,a Vega
Dajab6n
Montecristi
Puerto Plata
Samana
San Pedro de Macoris San Pedro de Macoris
San Rafael 1/ Elias Pisa
Santiago
Santiago de los
Caballeros
Santiago Rodriguez / Santiago Rodriguez
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Capital: La Habana
First-Order Administrative
Division
Provincia
Camaguey
La Habana
Las Villas
Matanzas
Oriente
Pinar del Rio
Second-Order Administrative
Division (number)
Capital Municipio
Camaguey 9
La Habana 26
Santa Clara
Matanzas
Santiago de Cuba 22
Pinar del Rio
Source :
Cuba, Direccion General de Estadistica, Clave Num4rica de la
Division Politica de Territorio Nacional, 1950. Library of
Congress Call No. JS2002 C96.
Map Reference:
Ma-pa Esso Republica de Cuba, 1:1,400,000, Esso Standard Oil
Co., 191+9. CIA Map Library Call No. 6o641.
1. Also the national capital.
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,Capital: Quito
First-Order Administrative Second-Order Administrative
Divisions Division (number)
Provincia
Capital
Canton
Azuay
Cuenca
6
Bolivar
Guaranda
3
Caviar
Azo gue s
3
Carchi
'Tulcan
3
Chimborazo
Riobamba
6
Cotopaxi
Latacunga
5
El Oro
Machala
5
Esmeraldas
Esmeraldas
2
Guayas
Guayaquil
7
Imbabura
Lbarra
4
Loja
Loja
8
Los Rlos
Babahoyo
6
Manabxi
Portoviejo
10
Napo-Pastaza
Tena
4
Pichincha
Quito J
5
Santiago-Zamora
Ma,cas
5
Tungurahua
Ambato
4
Territorio
Archipielago de Collin
Puerto Baquerizo
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Ecuador, Direccibn General de Estadistica y Censo, Ley de Divisi6n
Territorial de la Republica, 1951. CIA Map Library Call No. gIY202
.'E22.
lap Reference:
Mapa del Ecuador, 1:1,000,000, Francisco Sampedro V., 1950. CIA
Map Library Call No. 71376.
Also the national capital.
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EL SALVADOR
Capital: San Salvador
First-Order Administrative
Division
Departamento
Ahuachapan
Cabanas
Chalatenango
Cuscatlan
La Libertad
La Paz
La Union
Morazan
San Miguel
San Salvador
San Vicente
Santa Ana
Sonsonate
Usulutan
Second-Order Administrative
Division (number)
Capital Distrito
Ahuachapan 2
Sesuntepeque 2
Chalatenango
Cojutepeque
Nueva San Salvador
Zacatecoluca
La Union
San Francisco
San Miguel
San Salvador
San Vicente
Santa Ana
Sonsonate
Usulutan
Sources:
El Salvador, Instrucciones a Se it a La Revision CrItica y
Codificacion del Censo de Poblacion, (no publisher or date). At
U.S. Bureau of the Census.
El Salvador, Direcci6n General de Estadistica, Anuario EstadIstica,
Tomo I, 1951. Department of State Library Call No. 4A841 A2 Ref.
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Made la Republica de El Salvador, 1:385,000, Esso Standard Oil.
Co.., 1947. CIA Yap Library Call. No. 41657. For general orienta-
tion only; internal boundaries are not accurate.
1. Also the national capital.
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GUATEMALA
Capital: Guatemala
First-Order Administrative Second-Order Administrative
Division Division (number)
Departamento
Capital
Municipio
Alta Verapaz
Coban
14
Baja Verapaz
Chimaltenango
Chiquimula
El Peten
El Progreso
Sal=6
Chimaltenango
Chiquimula
Flores
El Progreso
8
El Quiche
Escuintla
Guatemala
Huehuetenango
Izabal
Jalapa
Jutiapa
Santa Cruz del Quiche
Escuintla
Guatemala J
Huehuetenango
Puerto Barrios
Jalapa
Jutiapa
16
Quezaltenango
Quezaltenango
24
Retalhuleu
Retalhuleu
9
Sacatepequez
Antigua
16
San Marcos
San Marcos
27
Santa Rosa
Cuilapa
14
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Departamento
Capital
Municipio
So1o14
So:Lola'.
19
SuchitepecLuez
Mazatenango
19
Totonicapsn
Totonicap~n
7
Zacapa
Zacapa
9
Sources:
Guatemala, Direc.cion General de EstadLtica, Oficina Pernianente
del Censo, Resuitados Provisionales delCenso de Poblagi6,, April
1950. At U.S. Bureau of Census.
fC-ensus Maps of Guatemal7 1950. AMS Call No. 35E 3-23-7468-V/2.
Map Reference:
Guatemala, 1:1,000,000, CIA, 1952. CIA Map No. 12208.1.
1. Also the national capital.
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Capital: Port-au-Prince
First-Order Administrative Second-Order Administrative
Division Division (number)
D6partement Capital Arrondissement
Artibonite Gonaives 5
Nord Cap-Haitien 8
Nort-Ouest Port-de-Paix 2
Ouest Port-au-Prince 6
Sud Les Cayes 6
Sources:
Haiti, The Census of 1950, no publisher. At U.S. Bureau of the
Census.
WDGS-Intelligence Report, Haiti, R-4-51, ID No. 750561,
11 January 1951, Subject: Population by Arrondissements. At U.S.
Department of the Army, G-2 Library.
Map Reference:
Carte Physique, Politique et Economi ue de in Re ubli ue d'Haiti,
1:200,000, American Map Co., 1950 . CIA Map Library Call No.
72+66 .
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Capital: Tegucigalpa
First-Order Administrative Second-Order Administrative
Divisions (number)
Departamento
Capita l Distrito or Municipio
Atlantida
La Ceiba
7
Choluteca
Colon
Comayagua
Choluteca
Trujillo
Comayagua
16
Copan
Cortes
Santa Rosa de Copan
San Pedro Sula
21
El Parafso
Yuscaran
18
Francisco Morazan
Tegucigalpa J
25
Intibuca
Islas de la Bahia
La Esperanza
Roatan
16
La Paz
La Paz
19
Lempira
Gracias
27
Ocotepeque
Olancho
Santa Barbara
Valle
Yoro
Ocotepeque
Juticalpa
Santa Barbara
Nacaome
Yoro
16
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Source:
Honduras, D:irecci6n General de Estadistica, Resumen General del.
Censo de Vivienaa, 1949. At U.S. Bureau of the Census.
Map Reference:
Mapa de la Republica de Honduras, 1:925,000, Esso Standard. Oil
Co., 1950. CIA Map Library Call No. 73057. For general orienta-
tion only; :internal boundaries are not accurate.
I. A de-Partento may include both distritos_and municiDDios as
.second-order divisions.
2. Also the national capital.
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Capital: Mexico
First-Order Administrative Second-Order Administrative
Divisions
Divisions (number)
Estado
Capital
Municipio
Aguascalientes
Aguascalientes
7
Campeche
Campeche
8
Chiapas
Tuxtla
110
Chihuahua
Chihuahua
65
Coahuila
Saltillo
38
Colima
Colima
9
Durango
Durango
37
Guanajuato
Guanajuato
44
Guerrero
Hidalgo
Chilpancingo
Pachuca de Soto
69
Jalisco
Mexico
Michoacan
Morelos
Nayarit
Guadalajara
Toluca
Morelia
Cuernavaca
Tepic
124+
Nuevo Leon
Monterrey
50+2
congregaciones autonomas
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Cap t,
Municipio_
Queretaro
Queretaro
18
San Luis Potosi
San Luis Potosi
50
Sinaloa
Culiacan
16
Sonora
Tabasco
Hermosillo
Villahermosa
67
Tamaulipas
Ciudad Victoria
39
Tlaxcala
Tlaxcala
42
Veracruz
Yucatan
Jalapa Enrfquez
Merida
197
Zacatecas
Zacatecas
52
'Ierritorio
Capital
Deleaa.ci-L
Territorio Norte de
Baja California
Mexicali
5
Territorio Sur de
Baja California
Quintana Roo
;Distrito Federal 1J
Source:
Mexico, Direccio`n General de Estadfstica, Division General de
Estadistica en Diciembre de 1246, 1947. Library of Congress Call
No. JS 2102 A15 1946.
Map Reference:
Map of Mexico, 1:2,500,000, American Automobile Association, 1951.
CIA Map Library Call No. 77910-
I. City of Mexico, which is the national capital.
Ciudad Chetumal 4
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NICARAGUA
Capital: Managua
First-Order Administrative
Division
Departamento
Boaco
Carazo
Chinandega
Chontales
Estelf
Granada
Jinotega
Leon
Madriz
Managua
Masaya
Matagalpa
Nueva Segovia
Rio San Juan J
Rivas
Zelaya
Capital
Boaco
Jinotepe
Chinandega
Jui galpa
Estel(
Granada
Jinote ga
I.eon
Somoto
Managua J
Masaya
Matagalpa
Ocotal
San Carlos
Rivas
Bluefields
Second-Order Administrative
Division (number)
Municipio
6 +1 cc narca
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Source:
Nicaragua, Direccion General de Estadfstica y Censos, Resultados
del Censo Nacion41 de Poblaci6n de 1950, (Cifras ProvisionaleET
1950. At U.S. Bureau of the Census.
Map Reference:
Mapa Esso, La Repu"blica de Nicaragua, 1:930,000, Esso Standard.
Oil Co., 1950. CIA Map Library Call No. 73056. For general
orientation only; internal boundaries are not accurate. According
to the 1950 Census, Zelaya includes the area shown on this map as
the Comarca de El. Cabo.
1. Also the national capital.
2. Rio San Juan, established as a aepartamento 25 July 1949,
:includes the former comarca of San Juan del Norte and the southern
parts of the :Lepartamentos of Chontales and Zelaya.
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PANAMA
Capital: Panama
Provincia
Bocas del Toro
Chiriqu(
Cocle
Colon
Darien
Herrera J
Los Santos
Panama
Veraguas
Circunscripcio'n
San Blas J
Division (number)
Capital Distrito
Bocas del Toro 3
David 12
Penenome
Colon
La Palma
Chitre
Las Tablas
Panama, 2J
Santiago
Sources:
Panama, Direction de Estadistica y Censo, Departamento de
Censos, Quinto Censo National de Poblac16n y Vivienda, 1951.
Department of State Library Call No. HA 851 1950 A3.
WDGS-Intelligence Report, Panama, R-20-51, ID No. 8301+15,
7 August 1951. At U.S. Department of the Army, G-2 Library.
fensus Maps of Panama) 1950. AMS Call No. 26E 32-24.5-8261-V.
Map Reference:
Panama, 1:1,000,000, CIA, 1951. CIA Map No. 118l2.1.
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1. Darien and Herrera were abolished on 10 July 19+1 but were
reinstated 9 February 191+5.
2. Also the national capital.
3. According to WDGS-Intelligence Report R-20-51, the status of
San Blas was changed from an intendencia to a circunscripcidn in
191+8. In the 1950 Census, however, San Blas is listed as a caniarca
within the provinci.a of Colon.
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PARAGUAY J
Capital: Asuncion
First-Order Administrative Second-Order Administrative
Divisions Division (number)
Departamento
Boqueron
Olimpo
Presidente Hayes
Mariscal Estigarribia
Fuerte Olimpo
Villa Hayes
LA REGION ORIENTAL J
10
Alto Parana
Amambay
Caaguazu
Hernandarias
Pedro Juan Caballero
Coronel Oviedo
Caazapa
Caazapa
8
Central
V
17
Concepcion
Cordillera
Concepcion
Caacupe
6
Guaira
Villarrica
12
Itapua
Encarnacion
10
Misiones
San Juan Bautista
9
Iieembucu
Paraguari
San Pedro
Distrito Federal
Pilar
Paraguar(
San Pedro
Asuncion 5/
16
Capital Distrito
LA REGION OCCIDENTAL J
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Sources:
U.S. Department of State, Foreign Service Despatch No. 192,
Asuncion, 1 October 1951, Subject: Paraguayan Census. Unclassified..
At Department of State Library.
Paraguay, Ministerio de Education, Revista de Education, Afio I,
Marzo-Abril 1946. At Pan American Union Library.
:Map Reference :
Republica de :Paraguay, Division. Territorial, 1:2,000,000,
Ministerio de Agricultura, STICA, 1946. CIA Map Library Call.
No. 6o427.
1. Decree 2731, dated 29 February 1944, established a new territorial
division of Paraguay and created 16 departamentos, the limits of which
are defined by Decree 9484 of 10 July 1945.
2. The area west of the RIo Paraguay referred to as the Occidental,
is divided into three departamentos and is administered by the
Ministry of National Defense through the Army.
3. The area east of the Rio Paraguay, referred to as the Oriental,
is divided into 13 de-pirtamentos and is under the jurisdiction of the
Ministry of the Interior.
4. Administered from Asuncion.
5. Also the national capital.
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First-Order Administrative
Divisions
Capital: Lima
Departamento
Amazonas
Ancash
Apurimac
Arequipa
Ayacucho
Cajamarca
Cusco
Huancavelica
Huanuco
Ica
Junin
La Libertad
Lambayeque
Lima
Loreto
Madre de Dios
Moquegua
Pasco 2J
Second-Order Administrative
Divisions (number)
Capital
Chachapoyas
Huaras
Abancay
Arequipa
Ayacucho
Cajamarca
Cusco
Huancavelica
Huanuco
Ica
Huancayo
Trujillo
Chiclayo
Lima i
Iquitos
Puerto Maldonado
Moquegua
Cerro de Pasco
Piura
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Puno Puno 9
San Mart(n Moyobamba 6
Tacna Tacna 2
Tumbes Tumbes 3
Provincia Constitucional J/
Callao Callao 3 (distritos,)
Sources:
Peru, Direccion Nacional de Estad:stica, Boletin de Estad:stica
Peruana, AAo XI, No. 2, 1950. At U.S. Bureau of the Census.
Rodriguez, Jesus Jordan. Pueblos Parro uias de El Peru Lima,
1950. CIA Library Call No. 3 J/7 102.5 R6.
Map Reference:
Mapa de Carreteras de la Republica de Peru 1:2,530,000,
International Petroleum Co., Ltd. CIA Map Library Call No. 70173.
1. Also the national capital.
2. Created in November 194+4 from the Departamento de Junin.
3. The Provincia Constitucional has the status of a departamento.
i. Distrito is the term used for the second-order administrative
divisions in the Provincia Constitucional.
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URUGUAY
Capital: Montevideo
First-Order Administrative Second-Order Administrative
Division Division (number) 1/
Departamento
Artigas
Canelones
Cerro Largo
Colonia
Durazno
Flores
Florida
Lavalleja
Maldonado
Montevideo
Paysandu
RCo Negro
Rivera
Rocha
Salto
San Jose
Soriano
Tacuarembo
Treinta y Tres
Capital Seccion Policial.
Artigas
Canelones
Melo
Colonia del Sacramento 18
Durazno 13
Trinidad 8
Florida
Minas
Maldonado
Montevideo J
Paysandu
Fray Bentos
Rivera
Rocha
Salto
San Jose
Mercedes
Tacuarembo
Treinta y Tres
1!i
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Sources:
Mapa del Uruguay con la Delimitaci6n A roximada de las Sections
Policiales no scale, R. Cossani, 1949. CIA Map Library Call
No. 65 5 .
Maa de Turismo del Uruguay, 1:1,000,000, Texas Company (Uruguay)
S.A. 1951? CIA Map Library Call No. 71+167. (Does not show
secciones policiales.)
Map Reference :
Uruszuay, 1:1,000,000, Esso Standard Oil Co., 1919. CIA Map
Library Call No. 61632.
.L. Uruguay has no true second-order administrative divisions, and
the secci6n policial-serves as such when appropriate.
2. Also the national capital.
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VENEZUELA
Capital: Caracas
First-Order Administrative Second-Order Administrative
Divisions Divisions (number)
Estado
Anzoategui
Apure
Aragua
Barinas
Bol(var
Carabobo
Cojedes
Falcon
Guarico
Lara
Merida
Miranda
Monagas
Nueva Esparta
Portuguesa
Sucre.
Tachira
Trujillo
Yaracuy
Capital
Barcelona
San Fernando
Maracay
Barinas
Distrito
Ciudad Bol(var 5
Valencia
San Carlos
Coro
San Juan de los Morros
Barquisimeto
Merida
Los Teques
Maturin
La Asuncion
Guanare
Cumana
San Cristobal
Trujillo
San Felipe
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Zulia
Territorio
Amazonas
Delta Amacuro
Distrito Federal
Capital
Puerto Ayacucho 4
Tucupita 3
Caracas J
Source:
Venezuela, Direcci6n General. de Estadistica, Oficina Central del
Censo National, Resultados Preliminares del Octavo Censo General
de Poblaci6n, 19151. CIA Map Library Call No. gD122 .V4.
Map Reference:
Mapa Fisico Y Politico de los Estados Unidos de Venezuela.
1:1,000,000, Direcci6n de Cartografia Nacional, 1950. CIA Map
Library Call No- 7716o.
1. Also the national capital.
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1. Only dependencies on the mainland and the islands of Jamaica
and Puerto Rico are included.
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ALASKA
(Territory of the United States)
Capital: Juneau
Judicial Division J
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Source and Map Reference:
Alaska, 1:2,500,000, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1942. CIA
Map Library Call No. 46007.
1. The four $ivisions, established for judicial purposes, serve
in some instances as administrative divisions.
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BRITISH GUIANA
(Colony of the United Kingdom)
Capital: Georgetown
First-Order Administrative
Division
Count J Administrative District
Berbice Berbice
Demerara East Demerara
Essequibo Essequibo
Essequibo Islands
Mazaruni-Potaro J
North West
Rupununi
West Demerara
Second-Order Administrative
Division
Capital
New Amsterdam
Enmore
Suddie
Enterprise
Bartica
Mabaruma
Lethem
Vreed en hoop
Sources:
Map of British Guiana Administrative Districts, 1957,
1:2,-600,000. Administrative divisions superimposed on a map
by the Department of Lands and Mines, 1949. CIA Map Library
Call No. 79309?
Great Britain, Colonial Office, Annual Re-port on British Guiana
for the Year 19 , 1949. CIA Library Call No. 19E7 .07.
U.S. Department of State, Operations Memorandum, Georgetown,
8 April 1952. Restricted. At Department of State Library.
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Map Reference:
Map of British Guitma Administrative Districts, 1957, 1.:2,600,000.
Administrative divisions superimposed on a map by the Department
of Lands and Mines, 1949. CIA Map Library Call No. 79309-
1. A county has only nominal significance. For administrative
purposes, British Guiana is divided into eight administrative districts.
2. Established in 1943
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(Colony of the United Kingdom)
Capital: Belize
First-Order Administrative Division l/
District Capital
Belize Belize 2i
Cayo Cayo
Northern, Corozal
Stann Creek Stann Creek
Toledo Punta Gorda
Source :
West Indian Census 1946, Part E, Census of British Honduras,
9th April, 1946. Jamaica, 1948. At U.S. Department of the
Army, G-2 Library.
Map Reference:
British Honduras, 1:1,650,000, Great Britain, Directorate of
Colonial Surveys, 1948. CIA Map Library Call No. 63343.
1. British Honduras has no administrative divisions lower than
first-order.
2. Also the capital of the colony.
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FRENCH GUIANA
(Composed of an Overseas Department and a
Territory of the French. Union)
Capital: Cayenne
First-Order Administrative Second-Order Administrative
Divisions Division (number)
Departement Capital Canton
Guyane J Cayenne 2/ 15
Territoire
Inini
Sources:
U.S. Department of State, Foreign Service Despatch No. 2241,
Paris, 25 February 1952, Subject: Administrative Divisions in
French Guiana. Restricted. At Department of State Library.
U.S. Department of State, Foreign Service Despatch No. 2455,
Paris, 18 March 1952, Subject: Administrative Divisions in
French Guiana. Restricted. At Department of State Library.
Map Reference:
Ca,tte la uv.ne Fr.n9aise? 1:500,000, France, Institut
Geographique National, 1950. CIA Map Library Call No. 77113.
1. Composed of the former Colony of Guiana plus the area of the
former Penal Colony.
2. Also the capital of French Guiana.
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JAMAICA
(Colony of the United Kingdom)
Capital: Kingston
First-Order Administrative
Division
County :1
Middlesex
Second-Order Administrative
Division
Parish
Hanover
St. Elizabeth
St. James
Trelawny
Westmoreland
Clarendon
Manchester
St. Ann
St. Catherine
St. Mary
Kingston and
Port Royal J
Capital
Lucea
Black River
Montego Bay
Falmouth
Savanna la Max
May Pen
Mandeville
St. Anns Bay
Spanish Town
Port Maria
Port Royal
Portland
St. Andrew J
St. Thomas
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Sources:
Great Britain, Colonial Office, Annual ReDort on Jamaica for the
Year 1950, JEm1aica., 1951. CIA Library Call. No. 22E/7 914- G7 1950?
Bryce, Watt. Reference Book of Jamaica, 1946. Library of Congress
Call No. F18E8 .B79 ..
Map Reference:
Jamaica, 1:725,000, Great Britain, Directorate of Colonial Surveys,
l~CIA Map Library Call No. 63356.
1. A county has only nominal significance. For administrative
purposes, Jamaica is divided into 14 parishes.
2. Parish of Port Royal was abolished 3 November 1947. The area is
now administered. by the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation. Kingston
is also the capital of the Colony.
3. Kingston and. St. Andrew are united for local government purposes
and are administered by the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation.
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PUERTO RICO
(Unincorporated Territory of the United States)
Capital: San Juan
First-Order Administrative
Division
Municipality
Adjuntas
Aguada
Aguadilla
Aguas Buenas
Aibonito
Anasco
Arecibo
Arroyo
Barceloneta
Barranquitas
Bayamon
Cabo Rojo
Caguas
Camuy
Carolina
Cata?io
Cayey
Capital J
Adjuntas
Aguada
Aguadilla
Aguas Buenas
Aibonito
Az"asco
Arecibo
Arroyo
Barceloneta
Barranquitas
Bayamon
Cabo Rojo
Caguas
Camuy
Carolina
Catano
Cayey
Second-Order Administrative
Division J
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First-Order Administrative
Division
Municipality
Ceiba
Ciales
Cidra
Coamo
Cornerio
Corozal
Culebra
Dorado
Fajardo
Guanica
Guayama
Guayanilla
Guaynabo
Gurabo
Hatillo
Hormigueros
Humacao
Isabela
Jayuya
Juana Dlaz
Juncos
Capital
Ceiba
Ciales
Cidra
Coamo
Comerio
Corozal
Dewey
Dorado
Fajardo
Guanica
Guayaroa
Guayanilla
Guaynabo
Gurabo
Hatillo
Hormigueros
Humacao
Isabela
Jayuya.
Juana Diaz
Juncos
Second-Order Administra-
tive Division
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First-Order Administrative
Division
Municipality
Lajas
Lares
Las Marias
Las Piedras
Loiza
Luquillo
Manati
Maricao
Maunabo
Mayaguez
Moca
Morovis
Naguabo
Naranjito
Orocovis
Patillas
Pe?iue las
Ponce
Quebradillas
Rinc6n
Rio Grande
Rio Piedros
Capital
Lajas
Lares
Las Mamas
Las Piedras
Loiza
Luquillo
Manati
Maricao
Maunabo
Mayaguez
Moca
Morovis
Naguabo
Naranjito
Orocovis
Patillas
Penuelas
Ponce
Quebradillas
Rinc6n
Rio Grande
Rio Piedros
Second-Order Administrative
Division
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Division
Municipality
Sabana Grande
Salinas
San German
San Juan J
San Lorenzo
San Sebastian.
Santa Isabel.
Toa Alta
Toa Baja
Trujillo Alto
Utuado
Vega Alta
Vega Baja
Vieques
Villalba
Yabucoa
Yauco
Capital
Sabana Grande
Salinas
San German
San Lorenzo
San Sebastian
Santa Isabel
Toa Alta
Toa Baja
Trujillo Alto
Utuado
Vega Alta
Vega Baja
Vieques
Villalba
Yabucoa
Yauco
Division
Sources:
Text of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rlcg,
Washington, 1952, At U.S. Department of the Interior.
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Sources :
Population, First Series, Number of Inhabitants. Puerto Rico
U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 19f2. Pan
American Union Library Call No. P.R. HA219 U6 1940.
Map Reference:
Puerto Rico e Islas Limitrofes, 1:120,000, United States
Geological Survey, 1951+ CIA Map Library Call No. 78528.
1. A municipality is divided into smaller areas called barrios.
Barrios do not have functions distinct from that of the munici-
pality in which they are located.
2. The names of the capitals of all the municipalities in Puerto
Rico except Culebra are the same as those of the municipalities.
The city of San Juan, which is the capital of Puerto Rico.
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(Overseas Territory of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
Capital: Paramaribo
First-Order Administrative Division 1/
District Capital
Commewijne Nieuw Amsterdam
Coronie Coronie
Marowijne Albina
Nickerie Nieuw Nickerie
Paramaribo 2/
Saramacca Groningen
Paramaribo 2/
Sources:
U.S. Department of State, Foreign Service Despatch No. 62, Para-
maribo, 2L- April 1952, Subject: Information regarding administra-
tive divisions of Surinam and transmitting a map showing these
divisions. Restricted. At Department of State Library.
Bos-Niermeyer Atlas der Gehele Aarde, Groningen, 1951. CIA Map
Library Call No. aA000.E3.
Map Reference:
Overzichtskaart van Suriname, 1:800,000, no authority, no date.
CIA Map Library Call No. 77930.
2. The city of Paramaribo is an urban district, the administrative
center for the District of Suriname, and the capital of the Overseas
Territory of Surinam.
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