Jalapa, Nueva Segovia

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
Municipality
Jalapa
Location in Nicaragua
Coordinates: 13°55′N 86°08′W
Country Nicaragua
DepartmentNueva Segovia Department
Government
  MayorLisseth Valladares
Area
  Municipality265 sq mi (687 km2)
  Land243 sq mi (629 km2)
Population
 (2019 estimate)[1]
  Municipality71,025
  Density270/sq mi (100/km2)
  Urban
39,745

Jalapa has been Boulder, Colorado's sister city since 1983.[2][3]

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:

See also

Notes

  1. Citypopulation.de Population of departments and municipalities in Nicaragua
  2. http://www.boulderjalapa.org/?page_id=95
  3. https://bouldercolorado.gov/sister-cities/jalapa-nicaragua
  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. Retrieved September 9, 2011.


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