Summary
La Plata is a partido in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, some 60 kilometres (37 mi) southeast of the city of Buenos Aires.
La Plata
Partido de La Plata | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
 location of La Plata Partido in Buenos Aires Province | |
| Coordinates: 34°55′S 57°17′W / 34.917°S 57.283°W | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Established | November 19, 1882 |
| Founded by | Dardo Rocha |
| Seat | La Plata |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Julio Alak (PJ-UP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 926 km2 (358 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 654,324 |
| • Density | 710/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Platense |
| Postal Code | B1900 |
| Area Code | 0221 |
| Website | laplata.gob.ar |
It has an area of 926 km2 (358 sq mi), and a population of 654,324 (2010 census [INDEC]). 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 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 partido north-to-south, notably the Parque Pereyra Iraola.
Education edit
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.
| Statistics[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Educational Institutions | |||
| Educational Level | Total | State | Private |
| Nivel Inicial | 184 | 82 | 102 |
| Nivel Primario | 171 | 96 | 75 |
| Nivel Medio | 102 | 48 | 54 |
| Nivel Terciario o Superior no Universitario | 42 | 9 | 33 |
| Students enrolled | |||
| Educational Level | Total | State | Private |
| Nivel Inicial | 29.111 | 14.791 | 14.320 |
| Nivel Primario | 93.575 | 58.825 | 34.750 |
| Nivel Medio | 29.884 | 21.243 | 8.641 |
| Nivel Terciario o Superior no Universitario | 12.162 | 4.597 | 7.565 |
Sports edit
La Plata is home to one of the fiercest derby matches (clásicos) in Argentine football, contested between Estudiantes and Gimnasia y Esgrima.[citation needed]
Settlements edit
According to the definitions provided by INDEC, these are the localities and neighborhoods that are located inside of La Plata Partido.
Localities edit
- Country Club El Rodeo
- Ignacio Correas
- Lomas de Copello
- Ruta Sol
Entities edit
- Abasto
- Angel Etcheverry
- Arana
- Arturo Segui
- Barrio El Carmen (Oeste)
- Barrio Gambier
- Barrio Las Malvinas
- Barrio Las Quintas
- City Bell
- El Retiro
- Joaquín Gorina
- José Hernández
- José Melchor Romero
- La Cumbre
- La Plata (capital)
- Lisandro Olmos
- Los Hornos
- Manuel B. Gonnet
- Ringuelet
- Rufino de Elizalde
- Tolosa
- Transradio
- Villa Elisa
- Villa Elvira
- Villa Garibaldi
- Villa Montoro
- Villa Parque Sicardi
Parajes edit
Aside from the localities and neighborhoods recognized by INDEC, there are also a number of parajes (roughly translated to rest stops) inside La Plata Partido, which are defined by BAHRA[2] (Base de Asentamientos Humanos de la República Argentina, or Database of Human Settlements of the Argentine Republic).
- Buchanan
- Esquina Negra
- La Providencia
- Martín García
- Poblet
References edit
External links edit
- Official website
- La Plata at Observatorioamba.org
- Visita La Plata
