La Plata

Argentina / Buenos Aires / La Plata /
 municipality, second-level administrative division

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 (358 sq mi), and a population of 574,369 (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 connurbation.
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Coordinates:   35°2'7"S   58°1'16"W

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