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Jalapa
Municipality
JalapaLocation in Nicaragua
Coordinates: 13°55′N 86°08′W / 13.917°N 86.133°W / 13.917; -86.133
Country	Nicaragua
Department	Nueva Segovia Department
Government
• Mayor	Eddy Gutiérrez
Area
• Municipality	265 sq mi (687 km)
• Land	243 sq mi (629 km)
Population
• Municipality	73,965
• Density	280/sq mi (110/km)
• Urban	42,765

Jalapa is a city and a municipality in the Nueva Segovia Department of Nicaragua. It is located in northern Nicaragua, close to the Honduras border.

Jalapa has been Boulder, Colorado's sister city since 1983.

Contra war

Jalapa, which is located on the border of Honduras, was the location of two failed attempts of the CIA funded Contras to overthrow the city and install a provisional government, in late 1982 and December 1983, in which the CIA informed the contras would be immediately recognized by the United States Government.

International relations

Sister city

Jalapa's sister city is:

• Boulder, Colorado, United States, since 1987

See also

• Friendship City Project: Boulder Jalapa

Notes

1. Citypopulation.de Population of Jalapa municipality
2. "Thank You for Funding Emergency Relief in Jalapa!".
3. "Jalapa, Nicaragua". bouldercolorado.gov. Archived from the original on 2013-10-25.
4. Gill, Terry D. (1989). Litigation strategy at the International Court a case study of the Nicaragua v United States dispute. Dordrecht. ISBN 0-7923-0332-6. p. 187-191
5. "Boulder Sister City Program". City of Boulder, Colorado. Archived from the original on March 23, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2011.

13°55′N 86°08′W / 13.917°N 86.133°W / 13.917; -86.133

v t e Nueva Segovia Department
Capital: Ocotal
Municipalities	Ciudad Antigua Dipilto El Jícaro Jalapa Macuelizo Mozonte Murra Ocotal Quilalí San Fernando Santa María Wiwilí de Nueva Segovia

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