Jalapa | |
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Municipality | |
Coordinates: 13°55′N 86°08′W / 13.917°N 86.133°W | |
Country | Nicaragua |
Department | Nueva Segovia Department |
Government | |
• Mayor | Lisseth Valladares |
Area | |
• Municipality | 265 sq mi (687 km2) |
• Land | 243 sq mi (629 km2) |
Population (2022 estimate)[1] | |
• Municipality | 73,965 |
• Density | 280/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]
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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.[4]
International relations
Sister city
Jalapa's sister city is:
- Boulder, Colorado, United States, since 1987[5]
See also
Notes
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of Jalapa municipality
- ^ "Thank You for Funding Emergency Relief in Jalapa!".
- ^ "Jalapa, Nicaragua". bouldercolorado.gov. Archived from the original on 2013-10-25.
- ^ 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
- ^ "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