La Plata Partido

La Plata

Partido de La Plata
La Plata Partido de La Plata
Department
	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	(PRO)
Area
• Total	926 km2 (358 sq mi)
Population
• Total	774,369
• Density	840/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Platense
Postal Code	B1900
Area Code	0221
Website	www.laplata.gov.ar

La Plata is a partido (department) in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, some 60 kilometres (37 mi) southeast of the city of Buenos Aires.

It has an area of 926 km² (358 sq mi), and a population of 774,369 (2001 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 road, which crosses the department north-to-south, notably the .

Education[]

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[]

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[]

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

References[]

^ "Estadísticas de Educación de La Plata". Municipalidad de La Plata. Archived from the original on 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2009-02-10.

External links[]

(in Spanish) La Plata Municipality homepage

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[1] "Estadísticas de Educación de La Plata". Municipalidad de La Plata. Archived from the original on 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2009-02-10.

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