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La Plata Partido
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La Plata is a partido (depairtment) in Buenos Aires Province, Argentinae, locatit some 60 kilometres sooth-east o the ceety o Buenos Aires.
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La Plata Partido de La Plata | |
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Depairtment | |
![]() location o La Plata Partido in Buenos Aires Province | |
Coordinates: 34°55′S 57°17′W | |
Kintra | Argentinae |
Established | November 19, 1882 |
Foondit bi | Dardo Rocha |
Seat | La Plata |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | Pablo Bruera, PJ |
Area | |
• Total | 926 km2 (358 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 774,369 |
• Density | 840/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Platense |
Postal Code | B1900 |
Aurie Code | 0221 |
Website | http://www.laplata.gov.ar |
It haes a aurie o 926 km2 (358 sq mi), an a population o 774,369 (2001 census [INDEC]). Its caipital is La Plata, which serves as the caipital o the province an aw. La Plata is the centre o the Greater La Plata urban conurbation.
Mony o the suburbs hae train links tae baith Buenos Aires an La Plata, an guid road access via the Buenos Aires-La Plata toll heich-gate an aw. Thare is a extensive netwirk o buses servin the Greater La Plata aurie an aw.
The Manuel B. Gonnet veelage featurs the República de los Niños theme park.
Several pairks lee alang the Camino General Belgrano road, which crosses the depairtment north-tae-sooth, notably the Parque Pereyra Iraola.