La Plata Partido

Infobox Partido Argentina
name= La Plata
official name= Partido de La Plata
coat of arms= Sin escudo.svg


location= location of La Plata Partido in Buenos Aires Province
capital= La Plata
foundation= November 19 1882
founder= Dardo Rocha
pop= 574,369
density= Inhabitants/km²
pop change= +5.99% (1991-2001)
resident= "Platense"
tel= 0221
post= B1900
coor= coord|34|55|S|57|17|W
area= convert|926|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on
dist1= convert|52|km|mi|0|abbr=on
dist2=
patron=
mayor= Julio César Alak, PJ
web= http://www.laplata.gov.ar
ifam=

La Plata is a partido (department) in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, located some 60 kilometers south-east of the city of Buenos Aires.

It has an area of convert|926|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on, and a population of 574,369 (census-ar|2001). Its capital is La Plata, which also serves as the capital of the province. La Plata is the centre of the Greater La Plata urban connurbation.

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 Manuel B. Gonnet village 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".

ports

La Plata is home to one of the fiercest derby matches "(clásicos)" in Argentine football, contested between Estudiantes and Gimnasia y Esgrima.

Districts

*Abasto
*City Bell
*El Peligro
*Joaquín Gorina
*Lisandro Olmos
*La Plata (capital)
*Los Hornos
*Manuel B. Gonnet
*Melchor Romero
*Ringuelet
*Tolosa
*Villa Elvira
*Villa Elisa

External links

*es icon [http://www.laplata.gov.ar La Plata Municipality homepage]