Celaya | |
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City and municipality | |
 Ángel de la Independencia, Andador Guadalupe, Bola de agua, Estatua a Tresguerras, Portal Colunga, Catedral de San Francisco, Iglesia de la Virgen del Carmen y Palacio Municipal. | |
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| Motto: "De Forti Dulcedo" (La Dulzura del Fuerte) | |
  Celaya | |
| Coordinates:20°31′23″N100°48′50″W / 20.52306°N 100.81389°W /20.52306; -100.81389 | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Guanajuato |
| Municipality | Celaya |
| Foundation | October 12, 1570 |
| Founded as | Villa de la Purisíma Concepción de Zalaya |
| Founded by | Martín Enríquez de Almanza |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Javier Mendoza Márquez |
| Area | |
• City | 65.3 km2 (25.2 sq mi) |
| • Municipality | 553.1 km2 (213.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,767 m (5,797 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[2] | |
• City | 340,387 |
| • Density | 5,200/km2 (14,000/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 717,616 |
| • Municipality | 521,169 |
| • Municipality density | 940/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
| GDP (PPP, constant 2015 values) | |
| • Year | 2023 |
| • Total (Metro area) | $15 billion[3] |
| • Per capita | $21,200 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| Postal code | 38000 - 38159 |
| Area code | 461 |
| Airport | Aeropuerto Nacional Capitán Rogelio Castillo |
| Website | http://www.celaya.gob.mx |
Celaya (Spanish pronunciation:[seˈlaja]ⓘ;Otomi:Ndathi) is a city and its surroundingmunicipality in the state ofGuanajuato,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 553.1 km2 (213.6 sq mi) and includes many smaller outlying communities, the largest of which areSan Miguel Octopan,Rincón de Tamayo andSan Juan de la Vega.
There are many smaller towns around Celaya including Rincón de Tamayo,Tarimoro,Villagrán,La Moncada,Panales Jamaica (Cañones), Panales Galera, La Calera, La Estancia, La Noria, Los Fierros, El Acebuche,Cacalote, and Charco Largo. It is also not far away fromCortazar,Salamanca,Salvatierra,Apaseo el Grande,Querétaro City and among others. The city was founded in 1570 asVilla de la Purisíma Concepción de Zalaya. The word Zalaya is ofBasque origin and means "Flat Land".
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Celaya was a frontier region between thePurépecha and theChichimecas.[4]
GeneralÁlvaro Obregón defeatedPancho Villa in theBattle of Celaya in 1915, as referred by Martínez[5] Celaya was also the Guanajuato state capital for a short period.[citation needed]
An explosion in a gunpowder and fireworks warehouse in September, 1999, killed over 60 people and injured over 300 people.[6][7]
On 23 May 2022,eleven people were murdered in amassacre linked to theMexican drug war.[8]
Celaya has asemi-arid climate (Köppen climate classificationBSh).[9]
| Climate data for Celaya | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 36.0 (96.8) | 33.0 (91.4) | 39.0 (102.2) | 39.0 (102.2) | 38.5 (101.3) | 38.0 (100.4) | 33.5 (92.3) | 33.0 (91.4) | 33.0 (91.4) | 34.0 (93.2) | 35.0 (95.0) | 34.0 (93.2) | 39.0 (102.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 24.7 (76.5) | 26.1 (79.0) | 28.5 (83.3) | 30.2 (86.4) | 31.3 (88.3) | 29.4 (84.9) | 27.3 (81.1) | 27.4 (81.3) | 27.1 (80.8) | 26.7 (80.1) | 26.5 (79.7) | 25.3 (77.5) | 27.5 (81.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 15.1 (59.2) | 16.2 (61.2) | 18.5 (65.3) | 20.6 (69.1) | 22.4 (72.3) | 22.1 (71.8) | 20.8 (69.4) | 20.7 (69.3) | 20.4 (68.7) | 19.0 (66.2) | 17.6 (63.7) | 16.2 (61.2) | 19.1 (66.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.5 (41.9) | 6.4 (43.5) | 8.4 (47.1) | 11.0 (51.8) | 13.6 (56.5) | 14.9 (58.8) | 14.3 (57.7) | 14.0 (57.2) | 13.6 (56.5) | 11.4 (52.5) | 8.7 (47.7) | 7.0 (44.6) | 10.7 (51.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −3.5 (25.7) | −3.5 (25.7) | −3.0 (26.6) | 1.0 (33.8) | 6.0 (42.8) | 7.0 (44.6) | 8.5 (47.3) | 6.5 (43.7) | 3.0 (37.4) | 3.5 (38.3) | −1.5 (29.3) | −3.5 (25.7) | −3.5 (25.7) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 12.5 (0.49) | 5.7 (0.22) | 8.5 (0.33) | 14.6 (0.57) | 31.0 (1.22) | 97.5 (3.84) | 140.6 (5.54) | 120.7 (4.75) | 94.3 (3.71) | 36.3 (1.43) | 14.5 (0.57) | 8.8 (0.35) | 585.0 (23.03) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.2 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 5.3 | 10.7 | 13.8 | 12.8 | 9.8 | 4.9 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 68.7 |
| Source: Servicio Meteorologico Nacional[10] | |||||||||||||
The Ball of Water reservoir has been a city icon since 1908; it continues to supply water to portions of downtown. The tank was manufactured in Germany and assembled on site, and is unique in being assembled using rivets rather than welds. It is believed[by whom?] to be the only one of its kind with a spherical shape (it is rumored[weasel words] that there was another similar water ball inStuttgart,Germany that was destroyed during theSecond World War). Traditionally, locals tell visitors that it is filled withcajeta, taking them to visit the "Bola del Agua" on Sundays, the traditional day for visiting the Independencia Lane. A plaque at the base of the water tower features the legend (in Spanish):
'"This tower was built at the expense of the city municipality in 1910 and officially opened on 15 September, the day of the anniversary of the proclamation of the independence of Mexico as a state governor Mr. Don Joaquín González Obregón, who gave full moral support to the construction.'s work and everything related to the provision of drinking water, was designed and conducted by the district political head Mr. Don Perfecto I. Aranda, its total cost, including piping limited to two circuits, was $ 161,520.84 (mexican old) pesos ".
The work was carried out under the command of German Enrique Schöndube, although it is known that payment for the construction took ten years due to the start of theMexican Revolution, so it was paid once the new government established. During the Mexican Revolution, Villa's officers thought the hydraulic tower had such a large amount of water that destroying it would drown the population of Celaya. One of Villa's generals ordered his artillery to destroy it. Captain Gustavo Duron, in charge of a 75mm battery, followed the orders but shot around the tower, avoiding it and protecting the monument, as mentioned by local historian Herminio Martínez. The construction resulted in the neglect of the people handing out water at home from the mayor's office called water carriers. Commercial advertising on its surface was allowed for several years to cover the costs of the reservoir, ending on September 8, 1980, when, in celebration of upcoming 410th Anniversary of the Foundation of Celaya, the mayor in charge decreed that the Ball of Water would be a symbol that would represent the city, and the placement of advertisements was banned.
Celaya is also known for the artisanal production ofcajeta, a type of milk candy.[citation needed]
TheCelaya Airport had (as of January 22, 2007) commercial flights toSantiago de Querétaro and connections from there to other destinations; these services were dropped in 2008.[citation needed] Celaya lies along the El Paso Spur of thePan-American Highway which is known locally asMexican Federal Highway 45.[citation needed]
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