Celaya

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Celaya, Guanajuato

Location of Celaya, Mexico

Celaya's main icon—a water tower in the heart of the city.

Celaya is a city and its surrounding municipality in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico, located in the southeast quadrant of the state. It is the third most populous city in the state, with a 2005 census population of 310,413. The municipality for which the city serves as municipal seat, had a population of 415,869. The city is located in the geographic center of the municipality, which has an areal extent of 553.18 km² (213.58 sq mi) and includes many smaller outlying communities, the largest of which are San Miguel Octopan, Rincón de Tamayo and San Juan de la Vega.

There are many smaller towns around Celaya including Rincón De Tamayo, Tarimoro, Salvatierra, La Moncada, Panales Jamaica (Cañones), Panales Galera, La Calera, La Estancia, La Noria, La Acebuche, Cacalote, and Charco Largo.

General Álvaro Obregón defeated Pancho Villa at Celaya in 1915 known as Battle of Celaya

An explosion in an improperly protected gunpowder and fireworks warehouse in September, 1999, killed over 60 people and badly injured over 300 [1].

Celaya is also famous for the invention and production of cajeta (milk candy).

The Celaya Airport has as of January 22, 2007 commercial flights to Santiago de Queretaro and there connecting to other destinations.

[edit] People born in Celaya

Francisco Eduardo Tresguerras (b. October 13, 1759, d. August 3, 1833), Architect and painter. Designed the beautiful El Carmen church in Celaya.
Raúl Velasco (b. April 24, 1933, d. November 26, 2006) Entertainer and TV Producer. Was the host of the popular marathonic TV program Siempre en Domingo.
Octavio Ocampo (b. February 28, 1943) Painter famous for his "metamorphosis" style.
Mauricio Ochmann (born November 16, 1977), Actor.
Sergio Eduardo de la Vega Herrera (born August 14, 1975), Normal Persons.
Adela Patino Born February 11, 1965 AKA Adela Fernandez (La Gallera), Singer, Composer.
Eric del Castillo (born July 22, 1930 in Celaya, Guanajuato) is a well-known Mexican actor.

[edit] Universities and Schools in Celaya

Universidad Lasallista Benavente
Universidad de Celaya
Instituto Tecnologico de Celaya
Instituto Tecnologico de Roque
Escuela Bilingue Guilford
Instituto Andersen
Colegio Marista
Colegio Arturo Rosenblueth
Instituto Kipling
Westminster Royal College
Tecnologico de Monterrey
Sir Winston Churchill Institute
Instituto Bilingue Oxford
Instituto Educativo Rosa G. de Carmona

[edit] See also

The Battle of Celaya in 1915 was a turning point in the Mexican Revolution. Celaya was also the capital of the state of Guanajuato for a short period.

[edit] Sister cities

[edit] References

Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005 INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
Guanajuato Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México