Celaya

Celaya
Celaya
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.
	Seal
	Nickname: The Golden Gate of the Bajío
	Motto: "De Forti Dulcedo" (La Dulzura del Fuerte)
	Celaya
	Coordinates: 20°31′23″N 100°48′50″W / 20.52306°N 100.81389°W
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)
• 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
• Per capita	$21,200
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)
Postal code	38000 - 38159
Area code	461
Airport	Aeropuerto Nacional Capitán Rogelio Castillo
Website	http://www.celaya.gob.mx

Celaya ([seˈlaja]; pronunciation^ⓘ, Otomi: Ndathi) 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 553.1 km² (213.6 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, 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 from Cortazar, Salamanca, Salvatierra, Apaseo el Grande, Querétaro City and among others. The city was founded in 1570 as Villa de la Purisíma Concepción de Zalaya. The word Zalaya is of Basque origin and means "Flat Land".

^ "CELAYA". Archived from the original on 30 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
^ Citypopulation.de Population of Celaya municipality with localities
^ "TelluBase—Mexico Fact Sheet (Tellusant Public Service Series)" (PDF). Tellusant. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.

[1] "CELAYA". Archived from the original on 30 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.

[2] Citypopulation.de Population of Celaya municipality with localities

[TelluBase-3] "TelluBase—Mexico Fact Sheet (Tellusant Public Service Series)" (PDF). Tellusant. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.

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