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Celaya (; Otomi: ) 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 and includes many smaller outlying communities, the largest of which are San Miguel Octopan, Rincón de Tamayo and San Juan de la Vega.

Key facts

Settlement.settlement_type: City and municipality
Settlement.total_type: City
Settlement.official_name: Celaya
Settlement.image_skyline: CelayaCollage.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: 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.
Settlement.image_seal: Escudo_armas_de_celaya.svg
Settlement.nickname: The Golden Gate of the Bajío
Settlement.motto: "De Forti Dulcedo" (La Dulzura del Fuerte)
Settlement.pushpin_map: Mexico Guanajuato#Mexico
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Guanajuato
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.established_title: Foundation
Settlement.established_date: October 12, 1570
Settlement.established_title2: Founded as
Settlement.established_date2: Villa de la Purisíma Concepción de Zalaya
Settlement.founder: Martín Enríquez de Almanza