Mar del Plata (arg)

Mar del Plata

Mar del Plata ranks 926th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Dalian, Uccle, and Suzhou. Memorable people born in Mar del Plata include Astor Piazzolla, Guillermo Vilas, and Germán Burgos. Memorable people who died in Mar del Plata include Alfonsina Storni, Héctor Germán Oesterheld, and Ludovico Avio. Mar del Plata has been the birth place of many soccer players, and tennis players and the death place of many writers, and comic artists. Mar del Plata is located in Argentina.

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 a shortening of "Mar del Rio de la Plata," and has the meaning of "sea of the Rio de la Plata basin" or "adjoining sea to the (River) Plate region". 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. Read more on Wikipedia