La Plata
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La Plata is a city located in Argentina [1]. It was established on November 19, 1882 . The city covers an area of 27 square kilometers [2] and sits at an elevation of 26 meters .
As of 2022, the population of La Plata was 220,000 [3]. This figure reflects the number of residents recorded in that specific year.
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: La Plata Partido[3]
- Country: Argentina[4]
- Instance of: big city[5], planned community[6], capital city[7]
- Founder: Dardo Rocha[8]
- Twinned administrative body: Anghiari[9], Asunción[10], Bologna[11], Beersheba[12], Boulogne-sur-Mer[13], Concepción[14], Louisville[15], Maldonado[16], Montevideo[17], Porto Alegre[18], Coro[19], Santa Cruz de la Sierra[20], São Paulo[21], Sucre[22]
- Postal code: 1900[23]
- Part of: Greater La Plata[24]
- Commons category: La Plata[25]
- Local dialing code: 0221[26]
- Inception: November 19, 1882[27]
- Official website: https://laplata.gob.ar[28]
- Topic's main category: Category:La Plata[29]
- Commons gallery: La Plata[30]
- Population: 186,527[31], 193,144[32], 220,184[33]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[34], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[35], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[36], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[37], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[38], The New Student's Reference Work[39], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[40]
- Capital of: Buenos Aires Province[41], La Plata Partido[42]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in La Plata[43]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in La Plata[44]
- Native label: La Plata[45]
- Category for films shot at this location: Category:Films shot in La Plata[46]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from La Plata[47]
- Different from: Mar del Plata[48]
- Elevation above sea level: 26 m[49]
- Area: 27 km²[50]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for La Plata include La Plata Museum[51], a museum[52], in Argentina[53], founded in 1884[54]; La Plata Airport[55], an airport[56], in Argentina[57]; and Illustrious Citizen of it[58], an award[59], in Argentina[60].
Why It Matters
La Plata has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[61] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[62]
Entities named for it include La Plata Museum[51], a museum[52], in Argentina[53], founded in 1884[54]; La Plata Airport[55], an airport[56], in Argentina[57]; and Illustrious Citizen of it[58], an award[59], in Argentina[60].