Jalapa is a small city in the
Mexican state
The states of Mexico are first-level administrative territorial entities of the country of Mexico, which is officially named Mexico, United Mexican States. There are 32 federal entities in Mexico (31 states and the capital, Mexico City, as a sepa ...
of
Tabasco
Tabasco (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Tabasco ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Tabasco), is one of the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 17 municipalities and its capital city is Villahermosa.
It is located in ...
. It is located at .
Jalapa also serves as the administrative centre for the surrounding municipality ''(
municipio
' (, ) and ' () are country subdivisions in Italy and several Hispanophone and Lusophone nations, respectively. They are often translated as "municipality". In the English language, a municipality often is defined as relating to a single city or t ...
)'' of the same name, which covers a total surface area of 642.91 km² and, in the year 2000 census, reported a population of 32,773.
External links
Jalapa municipality''(Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México)''
Populated places in Tabasco
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