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La Plata

town in and seat of Charles County, Maryland, United States
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La Plata

Summary

La Plata is a town in the United States[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of town_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (67 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • La Plata was a member of Maryland Municipal League[3].
  • La Plata is located in Charles County[4].
  • La Plata is in the country of United States[5].
  • La Plata's instance of is recorded as town in the United States[6].
  • La Plata's postal code is recorded as 20646[7].
  • La Plata's Commons category is recorded as La Plata, Maryland[8].
  • La Plata's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone[9].
  • La Plata's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−05:00[10].
  • La Plata's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−04:00[11].
  • La Plata's local dialing code is recorded as 301[12].
  • La Plata's local dialing code is recorded as 240[13].
  • 1888 marks the founding of La Plata[14].
  • La Plata's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.534166666667, 'lon': -76.973333333333}[15].
  • La Plata's official website is recorded as http://townoflaplata.org[16].
  • La Plata has a population of {'amount': '+9239'}[17].
  • La Plata has a population of {'amount': '+8753'}[18].
  • La Plata has a population of {'amount': '+10159'}[19].
  • La Plata's capital of is recorded as Charles County[20].
  • La Plata's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'La Plata'}[21].
  • La Plata's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+3298'}[22].
  • La Plata's different from is recorded as La Plata[23].
  • La Plata sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+58'}[24].
  • La Plata covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+19.310466'}[25].
  • La Plata covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+19.282024'}[26].
  • La Plata's water as percent of area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+0.6691'}[27].

Body

Founding

1888 marks the founding of La Plata[14].

Identity

La Plata's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[21].

Why It Matters

La Plata ranks in the top 3% of town_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (67 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . mdmunicipal.org. Retrieved . mdmunicipal.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . 2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Mxn · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 38.534166666667, 'lon': -76.973333333333}
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Charles County
    Website → —
    Official website → http://townoflaplata.org
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q139961091]]"
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