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==Geography== La Plata is in northeastern Macon County, with its northern border following the county line. [[U.S. Route 63]], a four-lane highway, passes through the east side of the city, leading south {{convert|20|mi}} to [[Macon, Missouri|Macon]], the [[county seat]], and north {{convert|13|mi}} to [[Kirksville, Missouri|Kirksville]] in [[Adair County, Missouri|Adair County]]. [[Missouri Route 156]] passes through the south side of La Plata as Clark Street, leading west {{convert|10|mi|0}} to [[South Gifford, Missouri|South Gifford]] and east {{convert|15|mi}} to [[Novelty, Missouri|Novelty]]. According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], La Plata has a total area of {{convert|1.59|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|0.006|sqmi|acre|1}}, or 0.38%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023"/> The city sits on a height of land which drains west to Long Branch, a south-flowing tributary of the [[Little Chariton River]] and part of the [[Missouri River]] watershed, and east toward the Middle Fork of the [[Salt River (Missouri)|Salt River]], a direct tributary of the [[Mississippi River|Mississippi]].
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