Jalapa is a city and a
municipality in the
Nueva Segovia Department
Nueva Segovia () is a department in Nicaragua. It covers an area of 3,491 km2 and has a population of 275,291 (2021 estimate). The capital is Ocotal.
History of Las Segovias
''Las Segovias'' is a region encompassed by the five departments ...
of
Nicaragua. It is located in northern Nicaragua, close to the
Honduras border.
Jalapa has been Boulder, Colorado's sister city since 1983.
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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
The Contras were the various U.S.-backed and funded Right-wing politics, right-wing Rebellion, rebel groups that were active from 1979 to 1990 in opposition to the Marxism, Marxist Sandinista National Liberation Front, Sandinista Junta of Nat ...
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.
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International relations
Sister city
Jalapa's sister city is:
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Boulder, Colorado
Boulder is a home rule city that is the county seat and most populous municipality of Boulder County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 108,250 at the 2020 United States census, making it the 12th most populous city in Color ...
,
United States, since 1987
See also
Friendship City Project: Boulder Jalapa
Notes
Municipalities of the Nueva Segovia Department
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