Political Division
The province is divided into sixteen departments (Spanish: departamentos).
Department (Capital)
- Ambato Department (La Puerta)
- Ancasti Department (Ancasti)
- Andalgalá Department (Andalgalá)
- Antofagasta de la Sierra Department (Antofagasta de la Sierra)
- Belén Department (Belén)
- Capayán Department (Huillapima)
- Capital Department (San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca)
- El Alto Department (El Alto)
- Fray Mamerto Esquiú Department (San José)
- La Paz Department (Recreo)
- Paclín Department (La Merced)
- Pomán Department (Saujil)
- Santa María Department (Santa María)
- Santa Rosa Department (Bañado de Ovanta)
- Tinogasta Department (Tinogasta)
- Valle Viejo Department (San Isidro)
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