City profile · Argentina · South America
La Plata
City population
195,443
#22
in Argentina
#8
in Buenos Aires
#2,966
worldwide
-34.921, -57.954 · 52 km from Buenos Aires
About La Plata
La Plata is a city in Buenos Aires, Argentina with a population of 195,443. It is the 22nd largest of the 314 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Argentina, and the 2,966th largest worldwide. It lies 52 km from Buenos Aires.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#8of 107
Elevation
27 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires
Coordinates
-34.921, -57.954
Record updated
2026-04-13
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 314 in ArgentinaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.