Jalapa, Nicaragua facts for kids
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Jalapa
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 Jalapa
Location in Nicaragua
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| Country |  Nicaragua |
| Department | Nueva Segovia Department |
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| • Municipality | 265 sq mi (687 km2) |
| • Land | 243 sq mi (629 km2) |
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| • Municipality | 73,965 |
| • Density | 278.85/sq mi (107.66/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.
Contra war
For more details, see Nicaragua v. United States
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.
International relations
Sister city
Jalapa's sister city is:
Boulder, Colorado, United States, since 1987
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