Xalapa

Xalapa or Jalapa (English: , Spanish:), officially Xalapa-Enríquez (IPA:), is the capital city of the Mexicanstate of Veracruz and the name of the surrounding municipality. In 2020 census the city reported a population of 443,063 and the municipality of which it serves as municipal seat reported a population of 488,531. The municipality has an area of 118.45 km. Xalapa lies near the geographic center of the state and is the second-largest city in the state after the city of Veracruz to the southeast.