In this task, you are given a sentence in English and your task is to translate it into Spanish. In translation, keep the numbers and capitalization (capitalize only the first word of each sentence and name).

It should also be noted that of the 19 departments, 4 already have administrative leadership, which represents an improvement on the situation there hitherto.

Show your work and conclude with the exact phrasing "Therefore, the final answer is [answer]." where [answer] is just the final number or expression that solves the problem.
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Es importante que ellos mismos también aporten su granito de arena. Además, es preciso señalar que de los 19 departamentos 4 ya disponen de dirección administrativa, lo cual supone un avance en comparación con la situación anterior.