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Celaya's main icon—a water tower in the heart of the city.
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 at 20°52′N, 100°82′W in the southeast quadrant of the state. Municipalities ( municipios in Spanish) are the second-level administrative division in Mexico (where the first-level administrative division is the Guanajuato is the name of a state in Mexico and that state's capital city as well as a river in the area The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. 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. San Juan de la Vega is a town in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico.

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. Tarimoro is the municipal seat of the municipality of Tarimoro in the Mexican state of Guanajuato. Salvatierra is a Mexican city (and municipality) located in the valley of Huatzindeo in the lowlands of the state of Guanajuato. La Moncada is a small town in the Tarimoro Municipality of Guanajuato, Mexico. Panales Jamaica (Also known as Cañones is a small town in the Tarimoro Municipality of Guanajuato, Mexico.

Explosion of improperly protected gunpowder and fireworks warehouse in September, 1999 killed over 60 people and badly injured over 300 [1]. Events in September It is the start of the academic year in many countries in the Northern Hemisphere. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar)

Celaya is also famous for the production of cajeta. Cajeta is a Mexican Confection of thickened Syrup that in its most common incarnation is made of sweetened caramelized Milk.

The Celaya Airport has as of January 22, 2007 opened flights in and out giving the city a chance to open its doors to tourism. Captain Rogelio Castillo National Airport is an airport located at Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

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Born in Celaya

Universities and Schools in Celaya

See also

Sister cities

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