Jalapa, Nueva Segovia

Jalapa
Municipality
Jalapa

Location in Nicaragua

Coordinates: 13°55′N 86°08′W / 13.917°N 86.133°W / 13.917; -86.133
Country  Nicaragua
Department Nueva Segovia Department
Government
  Mayor Orlando Zeledón Sovalbarro
Area
  Municipality 265.21 sq mi (686.88 km2)
  Land 243 sq mi (629 km2)
Population (2005)
  Municipality 85,300
  Density 320/sq mi (120/km2)
  Urban 24,435

Jalapa is a municipality in the Nueva Segovia Department of Nicaragua. It is located in north Nicaragua, close to the Honduras border.

According to the Washington Lieutenant Governor's files, it is a sister city with Port Townsend, Washington which is located on the Puget Sound on the eastern coast of the Olympic Peninsula.

Contra war

Further information: 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.[1]

International relations

Twin towns – Sister cities

Jalapa is twinned with:

See also

Notes

  1. 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
  2. "Boulder Sister City Program". City of Boulder, Colorado. Retrieved September 9, 2011.

Coordinates: 13°55′N 86°08′W / 13.917°N 86.133°W / 13.917; -86.133


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