Jalapa is a city and a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
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
Nicaragua (; ), officially the Republic of Nicaragua (), is the largest country in Central America, bordered by Honduras to the north, the Caribbean to the east, Costa Rica to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Managua is the countr ...
. 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 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,
United States
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, since 1987
See also
Friendship City Project: Boulder Jalapa
Notes
Municipalities of the Nueva Segovia Department
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