La Celia

La Celia ( elevation 1480m ) is a town and municipality in the Department of Risaralda, Colombia. About 67 km away from the capital Pereira. In 2023 the town had an estimated population of 7,642.

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.

Climate
La Celia has a subtropical highland climate with an average annual temperature of 18°C.