Departments form the second level of administrative division in Argentina, subdividing the provinces, except for the province of Buenos Aires and the national capital, Buenos Aires. For historical reasons, Buenos Aires Province is divided into partidos, which means "parts" or "divisions". Each partido is normally governed by a popularly-elected Intendant. Likewise, there are no departments in the city of Buenos Aires, which was administratively divided into neighbourhoods (barrios), which have been called "comunas" since 1996.