La Plata Partido

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La Plata
Official name	Partido de La Plata
Capital	La Plata
Country Province	Argentina Buenos Aires
Foundation Founder	November 19, 1882 Dardo Rocha
Population:
- Total	574,369
- Density	Inhabitants/km²
- Population change	+5.99% (1991-2001)
Demonym	Platense
Telephone code	0221
Post Code	B1900
Location
- Coordinates	34°55′S 57°17′W
Area	926km²
Distance:
- to Buenos Aires	52km
- to La Plata	N/A
Patron	?
Mayor	Julio César Alak , PJ
Web Site	http://www.laplata.gov.ar
IFAM Statistics	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 926 km², and a population of 574,369 (2001 census [INDEC]). Its capital is La Plata, which also serves as the capital of the province.

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.

[edit] Sport

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

[edit] 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

[edit] External links

• La Plata Municipality homepage