Mexico Celaya

Celaya

Celaya · Mexico
Celaya, Mexico
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Founded in 1570 as Villa de la Purísima Concepción de Zalaya — a Basque word meaning "flat land" — Celaya is a city in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico, with a walkable centre dense with historic churches, cafés, and restaurants. It sits in the geographic heart of the Laja-Bajío metropolitan area and is ringed by UNESCO World Heritage sites across the wider region, including the nearby city of Querétaro.

  • Population340,387
  • Nearest water3.6 km
  • Nearest mountain11.4 km
  • UNESCO within 50 km8

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