La Celia Explained

La Celia
Nickname:"Paraíso entre montañas"
Motto:"Progreso y Paz"
Settlement Type:Municipality and town
Mapsize:250px
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Colombia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Colombia
Subdivision Type1:Department
Subdivision Name1:Risaralda Department
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Carlos Uriel Isaza Gallego (2024-2027)
Area Total Km2:102
Population As Of:2024
Population Total:9660
Population Urban:3600
Timezone:Colombia Standard Time
Utc Offset:-5
Elevation M:1380

La Celia ((pronounced as /es/) 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

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Notes and References

  1. Book: M. Hermelin . G. Bedoya . Community participation in natural risk prevention: case histories from Columbia . 49 . D. Liverman . C. Pereira . B. Marker . Communicating Environmental Geoscience . limited . Geological Society . 2008 . 1862392609.
  2. Web site: La Celia – Risaralda un destino lleno de vida . 2023-09-27 . es-CO.
  3. Web site: La Celia » Rutas del Paisaje Cultural Cafetero . 2023-09-27 . Rutas del Paisaje Cultural Cafetero . es.