La Plata Partido






Department in Argentina


























































La Plata


Partido de La Plata

Department

location of La Plata Partido in Buenos Aires Province
location of La Plata Partido in Buenos Aires Province

Coordinates: 34°55′S 57°17′W / 34.917°S 57.283°W / -34.917; -57.283
Country Argentina
Established November 19, 1882
Founded by Dardo Rocha
Seat La Plata
Government

 • Mayor
Julio Garro, 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 http://www.laplata.gov.ar

La Plata is a partido (department) in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, some 60 kilometres (37 mi) south-east 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 Camino General Belgrano road, which crosses the department north-to-south, notably the Parque Pereyra Iraola.




Contents






  • 1 Education


  • 2 Sports


  • 3 Settlements


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





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





  1. ^ "Estadísticas de Educación de La Plata". Municipalidad de La Plata. Retrieved 2009-02-10..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}




External links



  • (in Spanish) La Plata Municipality homepage








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