La Celia

Municipality and town in Risaralda Department, Colombia

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Nickname:

"Paraíso entre montañas"

Motto:

"Progreso y Paz"

Location of the municipality and town of La Celia in the Risaralda Department of Colombia.

Country

ColombiaDepartmentRisaralda DepartmentGovernment

• MayorCarlos Uriel Isaza Gallego (2024-2027)Area

• Municipality and town102 km² (39 sq mi)Elevation

1,380 m (4,530 ft)Population

(2024)

• Municipality and town9,660 • Urban

3,600Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

La Celia ((Spanish pronunciation: [la ˈselja]) elevation 1480m^[1]) is a town and municipality in the Department of Risaralda, Colombia. About 67 km away from the capital Pereira. It belongs to the central-western region of the country and the Western Slope of Risaralda, noted for its agricultural and livestock production.

History

In 1893 Manuel Marín and Martín Ortiz began the colonizing process and thanks to the efforts of their people, in 1915 the hamlet of Barcelona became what we know today as La Celia. A town that for a long time was a district of the Municipality of Santuario and that was finally declared a Municipality on November 30, 1959.^[2]

Climate

La Celia has a subtropical highland climate with an average annual temperature of 18 °C.^[3]

References

^ M. Hermelin; G. Bedoya (2008). "Community participation in natural risk prevention: case histories from Columbia". In D. Liverman; C. Pereira; B. Marker (eds.). Communicating Environmental Geoscience. Geological Society. pp. 49. ISBN 1862392609.
^ "La Celia – Risaralda un destino lleno de vida" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-27.
^ "La Celia » Rutas del Paisaje Cultural Cafetero". Rutas del Paisaje Cultural Cafetero (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-27.