Jalapa is a municipality in the Nueva Segovia Department of Nicaragua. It is located close to the Honduras border. According to the Washington Lieutenant Governor's files, it is a sister city with Port Townsend, WA, US, which is located on the Puget Sound on the eastern coast of the Olympic Peninsula.

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

Nueva Segovia Department Capital: Ocotal Municipalities  · Ciudad Antigua · Dipilto · El Jícaro · Jalapa · Macuelizo  · Mozonte · Murra · Ocotal · Quilalí  · San Fernando  · Santa María · Wiwilí de Nueva Segovia