La Plata Partido

La Plata is a partido (depairtment) in Buenos Aires Province, Argentinae, locatit some 60 kilometres sooth-east o the ceety o Buenos Aires. It haes a aurie o 926 km2 (358 sq mi), an a population o 774,369 (2001 census [INDEC]). Its caipital is La Plata, which serves as the caipital o the province an aw. La Plata is the centre o the Greater La Plata urban conurbation. Mony o the suburbs hae train links tae baith Buenos Aires an La Plata, an guid road access via the Buenos Aires-La Plata toll heich-gate an aw. Thare is a extensive netwirk o buses servin the Greater La Plata aurie an aw. The Manuel B. Gonnet veelage featurs the República de los Niños theme park. Several pairks lee alang the Camino General Belgrano road, which crosses the depairtment north-tae-sooth, notably the Parque Pereyra Iraola. Education The ceety haes a guid nummer o educational institutions at various levels, baith public an private. The maist renowned public schuils are three o the fower members o the UNLP: the Colegio Nacional Rafael Hernández, the Liceo Víctor Mercante an the Bachillerato de Bellas Artes. La Plata is a seembol o a distinguished an prolific academy. Pheesics, astronomie, biologie, wur undoubtitly the fields that scientists in this ceety ower their peers in the kintra an the region, hae dominatit. Sports La Plata is hame tae one o the fiercest derby matches (clásicos) in Argentine fitbaa, contestit atween Estudiantes an Gimnasia y Esgrima. Destricts Abasto City Bell El Peligro Joaquín Gorina Lisandro Olmos La Plata (caipital) Los Hornos Manuel B. Gonnet Melchor Romero Ringuelet Tolosa Villa Elvira Villa Elisa References Freemit airtins (in Spaingie) La Plata Municipality hamepage Archived 2008-07-04 at the Wayback Machine