La Plata is the capital city of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. According to the 2022 census, the Partido has a population of 772,618 and its metropolitan area, the Greater La Plata, has 938,287 inhabitants. It is located 9 kilometers inland from the southern shore of the Río de la Plata estuary.
Image: Palacio Municipal de La Plata 20
Image: Casa de Gobierno de Buenos Aires 1
Image: Frente Iglesia Catedral desde Plaza Moreno
Image: La Primavera y la Catedral Plaza Moreno La Plata
Buenos Aires, officially the Buenos Aires Province, is the largest and most populous Argentine province. It takes its name from the city of Buenos Aires, the capital of the country, which used to be part of the province and the province's capital until it was federalized in 1880. Since then, in spite of bearing the same name, the province does not include Buenos Aires city, though it does include all other parts of the Greater Buenos Aires metropolitan area. The capital of the province is the city of La Plata, founded in 1882.
Image: Casco urbano fundacional de la Ciudad de La Plata
Image: Atardecer Patagones
Image: Barranca de los Lobos towards north
Image: Cerro Tres Picos