Celaya

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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. 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.

Explosion of 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 production of cajeta. . 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.

1 Born in Celaya
2 Schools in Celaya
- 2.1 See also
3 References
- 3.1 External links

[edit] 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.
Joshua Ilika (born September 14, 1976), Swimmer.
Mauricio Ochmann (born November 16, 1977), Actor.
Miriam San Roman (born August 12, 1961),painter

Celaya's city hall.

[edit] Schools in Celaya

Universidad de celaya
Instituto Andersen
Colegio Marista
Westminster
Tecnologico de Monterrey
Instituto Tecnologico de Celaya

[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.