Mar del Plata

For the capital of Buenos Aires Province, see La Plata.
Mar del Plata
City
From the top, left to right: city skyline, Torre Tanque, fishing boats in the port, Saint Michael chalet, Castagnino Museum, Sea Lion Monument, Torreón del Monje, Mar del Plata Cathedral, and a panoramic view from Edén Palace featuring the Casino Central and the NH Gran Hotel Provincial.
From the top, left to right: city skyline, Torre Tanque, fishing boats in the port, Saint Michael chalet, Castagnino Museum, Sea Lion Monument, Torreón del Monje, Mar del Plata Cathedral, and a panoramic view from Edén Palace featuring the Casino Central and the NH Gran Hotel Provincial.
Flag of Mar del Plata
Flag
Nickname(s): 
La Feliz (The Happy [One]), Mardel, La Perla del Atlántico (The Pearl of the Atlantic)
Mar del Plata is located in Argentina
Mar del Plata
Mar del Plata
Location in Argentina
Mar del Plata is located in Buenos Aires Province
Mar del Plata
Mar del Plata
Mar del Plata (Buenos Aires Province)
Coordinates: 38°0′0″S 57°33′0″W / 38.00000°S 57.55000°W / -38.00000; -57.55000
Country Argentina
Province Buenos Aires
PartidoGeneral Pueyrredón
FoundedFebruary 10, 1874
Government
 • MayorGuillermo Montenegro
Area
 • City
79.48 km2 (30.69 sq mi)
Elevation
38 m (125 ft)
Population
 (2022 census)
 • Urban
682,605
 • Demonym
Marplatense
Time zoneUTC−3 (ART)
Postal code
7600
Phone code+54 223
ClimateCfb
Websitemardelplata.gob.ar

Mar del Plata is a city on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the seat of General Pueyrredón district. Mar del Plata is the second largest city in Buenos Aires Province. The name "Mar del Plata" is short for "Mar del Rio de la Plata," and means "sea of the Rio de la Plata basin" or "adjoining sea to the (River) Plate region."[1] Mar del Plata is one of the major fishing ports and the biggest seaside beach resort in Argentina. With a population of 682,605 as per the 2022 census [INDEC], it is the 5th largest city in Argentina.[2]

  1. ^ Creemos, sin embargo, que por ser el primer contacto que los hombres del Río de la Plata tomaron con el mar se llamó a este punto precisamente mar "del Plata". Cova, Roberto Osvaldo (1968) Síntesis histórica de Mar del Plata: notas para el conocimiento del origen, evolución y desarrollo de la ciudad y de la zona. Municipalidad de General Pueyrredón, p. 8 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ "Censo 2022: Mar del Plata tiene 682.605 habitantes". 31 January 2023.