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Jalapa, Nicaragua

Coordinates: 13°55′N 86°08′W / 13.917°N 86.133°W / 13.917; -86.133
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Jalapa
Municipality
Jalapa is located in Nicaragua
Jalapa
Jalapa
Location in Nicaragua
Coordinates: 13°55′N 86°08′W / 13.917°N 86.133°W / 13.917; -86.133
Country Nicaragua
DepartmentNueva Segovia Department
Government
 • MayorEddy Gutiérrez
Area
 • Municipality265 sq mi (687 km2)
 • Land243 sq mi (629 km2)
Population
 (2022 estimate)[1]
 • Municipality73,965
 • Density280/sq mi (110/km2)
 • 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.[2][3]

Contra war

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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.[4]

International relations

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Sister city

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Jalapa's sister city is:

See also

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Notes

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  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