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Bolivia is divided into nine departments (Template:Lang-es). Each of the departments is subdivided into provinces (provincias), which are further subdivided into municipalities (municipios).

Departments are governed by the elected governors (until 2010, prefects; and until 2005, appointed by the President) and by independently elected Departmental Legislative Assemblies (until 2010; Departmental Councils).

Bolivia's nine departments received greater autonomy under the Administrative Decentralization law of 1995. Departmental autonomy further increased with the first popular elections for departmental governors, known as prefects, on 18 December 2005. Four departments (Santa Cruz, Beni, Pando and Tarija) voted for greater autonomy in 2005, and without constitutional authorization, passed statutes of autonomy in 2008. The remaining five departments approved departmental autonomy in the general elections of 2009.

Department statistics

Departments of Bolivia
Department	Abbreviation	Population	Area (km²)	Density	Capital (Pop.)	Map	Flag
Total Bolivia	BOL	10,027,644	1,098,581	9.1	Sucre (Constitutional) Nuestra Señora de La Paz (Seat of Government)
Beni	BNI	430,049	213,564	1.9	Trinidad (86,385)
Chuquisaca	CHQ	631,062	51,524	11.9	Sucre (280,259)
Cochabamba	CBB	1,786,040	55,631	22.7	Cochabamba (586,813)
La Paz	LPZ	2,756,989	133,985	19.9	Nuestra Señora de La Paz (835,000)
Oruro	ORU	444,093	53,558	8.2	Ciudad de Oruro (281,700)
Pando	PND	75,335	63,827	1.1	Cobija (32,217)
Potosí	PSI	780,392	118,218	6.5	Ciudad de Potosí (149,246)
Santa Cruz	No this isnt right

1. Dueling rallies spotlight Bolivian split, LA Times, 2007-12-16.