La Plata facts for kids

From top left: Estación del Ferrocarril Roca • High view of Plaza Dardo Rocha • Garibaldi's statue • Legislatura Provincia de Buenos Aires • Palacio Municipal • Catedral • Museo de Ciencias Naturales • Estadio Ciudad de La Plata.

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La Plata is a capital city of the Buenos Aires province, Argentina. More than 600,000 people live there.

Images for kids

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  Governor Dardo Rocha (1838–1921), founder of La Plata.

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  Cathedral of La Plata

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  Panoramic view of La Plata.

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  Railway station, La Plata.

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  The city and vicinity at 8:19 PM locally on July 4, 2022, taken from the International Space Station.

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  Climogram

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  Banco Provincia headquarters in La Plata.

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  Evolution of the population of La Plata from 1960 to 2001.

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  Presidencia de la UNLP.

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  Number 19 School Gral. José de San Martín.

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  The city from the air.

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  View of the City of La Plata and Plaza Moreno from the cathedral.

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  View of the Plaza Moreno and the cathedral.

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  Plaza Dardo Rocha from the air.

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  Courthouse.

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  Juzgados Federales de La Plata (ex Hotel Provincial).

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  Jacaranda foliage and blossom

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  Pasaje Dardo Rocha Building, named in honor of the city's founder.

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  Former building of the Teatro Argentino (burnt and demolished in 1977).

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  La Plata Museum of Natural History.

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  Doll winner 2008, "Arde Troya".

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  Curutchet House, World Heritage Site in La Plata

See also

In Spanish: La Plata para niños