La Plata is a partido (department) in

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, some southeast of the city of

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. It has an area of , and a population of 774,369 (). Its capital is

La Plata La Plata () is the capital city of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. According to the , it has a population of 654,324 and its metropolitan area, the Greater La Plata, has 787,294 inhabitants. It is located 9 kilometers (6 miles) inland from th ...

, which also serves as the capital of the province. La Plata is the centre of the

Greater La Plata Gran La Plata (Greater La Plata) is an urban agglomeration formed around the city of La Plata, in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It includes the La Plata, Berisso and Ensenada '' partidos'' (departments). Location Gran La Plata is locate ...

urban conurbation. Many of the suburbs have train links to both Buenos Aires and La Plata, and also good road access via the Buenos Aires-La Plata toll highway. There is also an extensive network of buses serving the Greater La Plata area. The city of

Manuel B. Gonnet Manuel B. Gonnet is a city in La Plata Partido, Argentina. It is part of a group of neighborhoods developed around the then Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway (later Ferrocarril General Roca) connecting La Plata with Buenos Aires, and Tolosa, Buen ...

features the ''República de los Niños'' theme park. Several parks lie along the '' Camino General Belgrano'' road, which crosses the department north-to-south, notably the '' Parque Pereyra Iraola''.

Education

The city has a good number of educational institutions at various levels, both public and private. The most renowned public schools are three of the four members of the UNLP: the Colegio Nacional Rafael Hernández, the Liceo Víctor Mercante and the Bachillerato de Bellas Artes. La Plata is a symbol of a distinguished and prolific academy.

Sports

La Plata is home to one of the fiercest derby matches ''(clásicos)'' in Argentine

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, contested between Estudiantes and Gimnasia y Esgrima.

Settlements

Abasto The Abasto Shopping is one of the biggest shopping mall centers in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The building was the central wholesale fruit and vegetable market in the city ("Mercado de Abasto") from 1893 to 1984. Since 1999, it has served as a shop ...

City Bell City Bell is a town located in La Plata Partido, Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is located some 10 kilometers from the city center. It forms part of the Greater La Plata urban agglomeration. The earliest settlement in City Bell was founded around 1 ...

* El Peligro *

Joaquín Gorina Joaquín Gorina is a town in Argentina, located in the La Plata Partido La Plata is a partido (department) in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, some southeast of the city of Buenos Aires. It has an area of , and a population of 774,369 (). ...

* Lisandro Olmos *

(capital) * Los Hornos *

Melchor Romero Melchor Romero is a town in Argentina, located in the La Plata Partido of Buenos Aires Province Buenos Aires (), officially the Buenos Aires Province (''Provincia de Buenos Aires'' ), is the largest and most populous Argentine province. It tak ...

* Ringuelet * Tolosa *

Villa Elvira Villa Elvira is a district in Argentina, dependent of the La Plata city located in the La Plata Partido of Buenos Aires Province. References Populated places in Buenos Aires Province La Plata Partido {{BuenosAiresAR-geo-stub ...

* Villa Elisa

References

External links

La Plata Municipality homepage
Partidos of Buenos Aires Province 1882 establishments in Argentina {{BuenosAiresAR-geo-stub