La Plata is a
partido (department) in
Buenos Aires Province,
Argentina
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, some southeast of the city of
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South ...
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It has an area of , and a population of 774,369 (). Its capital is
La Plata, 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 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
football, contested between
Estudiantes and
Gimnasia y Esgrima.
Settlements
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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 ...
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City Bell
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El Peligro
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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 (). ...
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Lisandro Olmos
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La Plata (capital)
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Los Hornos
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Manuel B. Gonnet
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Melchor Romero
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Ringuelet
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Tolosa
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Villa Elvira
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Villa Elisa
References
External links
La Plata Municipality homepage
Partidos of Buenos Aires Province
1882 establishments in Argentina
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