La Plata

La Plata
La Plata
	Ciudad de La Plata
	Frae top left: Estación del Ferrocarril Roca • Heich view o Plaza Dardo Rocha • Garibaldi's statue • Legislatura Provincia de Buenos Aires • Palacio Municipal • Catedral • Museo de Ciencias Naturales • Estadio Ciudad de La Plata.
	Coat airms
	La Plata Location in Argentinae
	Coordinates: 34°55′16″S 57°57′16″W / 34.92111°S 57.95444°WCoordinates: 34°55′16″S 57°57′16″W / 34.92111°S 57.95444°W
Kintra	Argentinae
Foondit	1882
Foondit bi	Dardo Rocha
Govrenment
• Intendant	Pablo Bruera
Area
• City	203 km2 (78.5 sq mi)
• Laund	203 km2 (78.5 sq mi)
• Metro	4758 km2 (1,837 sq mi)
Elevation	26 m (85 ft)
Population (2001)2001 census [INDEC]
• City	740,369
• Density	3,600/km2 (9,400/sq mi)
• Metro	894,253
Demonym(s)	platense
Time zone	UTC−3 (ART)
Area code(s)	+54 221
Website	http://www.laplata.gov.ar

La Plata (Inglis:The Silver) is the caipital ceety o the province o Buenos Aires, Argentinae, as well as o the partido o La Plata. The ceety wis planned tae serve as the caipital o the province efter the ceety o Buenos Aires wis declared as the federal district in 1880. Per the 2001 census [INDEC], the ceety proper haes a population o 740,369 an its metropolitan aurie haes 894,253 inhabitants.

La Plata wis offeecially foondit bi Governor Dardo Rocha on November 19, 1882 an its construction wis fully documentit in photographs bi Tomás Bradley Sutton. It wis referred tae as Eva Perón Ceety (Ciudad Eva Perón) atween 1952 an 1955.