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La Plata travel guide

about La Plata

La Plata is the capital city of the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It was founded in 1882 by Dardo Rocha, designed to replace the city of Buenos Aires as the capital of the province with the same name.

History and brief description

In 1880 the city of Buenos Aires became the Federal capital, and the governor of the province at that time, the lawyer Dardo Rocha, decided to build an entirely new city as the new provincial capital. Pedro Benoit designed a city layout based on a rationalist conception of urban centres. The city, Germans (e.g. City Hall) and Argentinians. Electric street lighting was installed in 1884 (the first in Latin America).

La Plata is also important in terms of its University, founded in 1897 and nationalised in 1905. In 1952 it was renamed in honor of Eva Perón, with its original name restored in 1955.

Position

Coordinates: 39° 55' latitude south - 57° 10' longitude west Surface: 940.38 km²

Climate

Usually warm and humid. Average temperature: 16.3° C Average clear days: 126 Rain: 1023 Mn Average humidity: 78%

Population

Total: 541.905 Masculine: 262.224 Feminine: 279.681 Density: 585 hab/km²

Language

Official language is Spanish.

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