Mar del Plata
city in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
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Summary
Mar del Plata is a city of Argentina[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of city of argentina entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,130 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: General Pueyrredón Partido[3]
- Country: Argentina[4]
- Instance of: big city[5], seat of government[6], locality[7]
- Twinned administrative body: Sorrento[8], Viña del Mar[9], Fort Lauderdale[10], Bari[11], Porto Recanati[12], Tianjin[13], Havana[14], A Coruña[15], Ischia[16], Biarritz[17], Saint Petersburg[18], Palma[19], Cancun[20], San Benedetto del Tronto[21]
- Postal code: B7600[22]
- Commons category: Mar del Plata[23]
- Located in time zone: UTC−03:00[24]
- Local dialing code: 223[25]
- Inception: February 10, 1874[26]
- Official website: https://www.mardelplata.gob.ar/mardelplata[27]
- Topic's main category: Category:Mar del Plata[28]
- Commons gallery: Mar del Plata[29]
- Population: 593,337[30], 512,989[31], 415,309[32], 302,282[33], 211,365[34], 541,951[35]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[36], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[37]
- Capital of: General Pueyrredón Partido[38]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Mar del Plata[39]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Mar del Plata[40]
- Category for films shot at this location: Category:Films shot in Mar del Plata[41]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Mar del Plata[42]
- Different from: La Plata[43]
- Elevation above sea level: 38 m[44], 15 m[45]
- Area: 79.48 km²[46]
Why It Matters
Mar del Plata has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]