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La Plata
Ciudad de La Plata
Frae top left: Estación del Ferrocarril Roca • Heich view o Plaza Dardo Rocha • Garibaldi's statue • Legislatura Provincia de Buenos Aires • Palacio Municipal • Catedral • Museo de Ciencias Naturales • Estadio Ciudad de La Plata.
Frae top left: Estación del Ferrocarril Roca • Heich view o Plaza Dardo Rocha • Garibaldi's statue • Legislatura Provincia de Buenos Aires • Palacio Municipal • Catedral • Museo de Ciencias Naturales • Estadio Ciudad de La Plata.
Coat of airms o La Plata
Coat airms
La Plata is located in Argenteinie
La Plata
La Plata
Location in Argentinae
Coordinates: 34°55′16″S 57°57′16″W / 34.92111°S 57.95444°W / -34.92111; -57.95444Coordinates: 34°55′16″S 57°57′16″W / 34.92111°S 57.95444°W / -34.92111; -57.95444
Kintra Argentinae
Foondit1882
Foondit biDardo Rocha
Govrenment
 • IntendantPablo Bruera
Area
 • City203 km2 (78.5 sq mi)
 • Laund203 km2 (78.5 sq mi)
 • Metro
4758 km2 (1,837 sq mi)
Elevation
26 m (85 ft)
Population
 (2001)2001 census [INDEC]
 • City740,369
 • Density3,600/km2 (9,400/sq mi)
 • Metro
894,253
Demonym(s)platense
Time zoneUTC−3 (ART)
Area code(s)+54 221
Websitehttp://www.laplata.gov.ar

La Plata (Inglis:The Silver) is the caipital ceety o the province o Buenos Aires, Argentinae, as well as o the partido o La Plata. The ceety wis planned tae serve as the caipital o the province efter the ceety o Buenos Aires wis declared as the federal district in 1880. Per the 2001 census [INDEC], the ceety proper haes a population o 740,369 an its metropolitan aurie haes 894,253 inhabitants.

La Plata wis offeecially foondit bi Governor Dardo Rocha on November 19, 1882 an its construction wis fully documentit in photographs bi Tomás Bradley Sutton. It wis referred tae as Eva Perón Ceety (Ciudad Eva Perón) atween 1952 an 1955.

The ceety is hame tae twa fitbaa teams that play in the first diveesion: Estudiantes de La Plata an Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata.

Sister ceeties

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La Plata haes signed lang-lastin cooperative ties in the nature o twinnin, wi the follaein ceeties on the dates specified:

 

References

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  1. "Bruera firmó Convenio de Hermanamiento con la Alcaldesa de Toluca". Municipalidad de La Plata. Archived frae the original on 15 Mairch 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2010.