Jalapa is a city and a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''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). Nueva Segovia is also home to the indigenous Chorotegas and Nahuas. The capital is Ocotal.
History of Las Seg ...
of
Nicaragua
Nicaragua, officially the Republic of Nicaragua, is the geographically largest Sovereign state, country in Central America, comprising . With a population of 7,142,529 as of 2024, it is the third-most populous country in Central America aft ...
. It is located in northern Nicaragua, close to the
Honduras
Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Ocean at the Gulf of Fonseca, ...
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
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,
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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