Xalapa

Xalapa Xalapan Jalapa
Municipality and City
Xalapa-Enríquez
Clockwise, from upper left: Pico de Orizaba, General Juan de la Luz Enríquez Lara tomb, Xalapa Cathedral, Centro Mayor Tower, panoramic view from the Macuiltepetl's Mountain, Olmec colossal head from the Xalapa Museum of Anthropology, Araucaria sculpture.
Coat of arms
Nickname(s):  La Ciudad de las Flores ("The City of Flowers")
Motto:  Xalapa
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Coordinates: 19°32′24″N 96°55′59″W / 19.54000°N 96.93306°W / 19.54000; -96.93306
Country	Mexico
State	Veracruz
Region	Capital Region
Founded	1313
Declared as a city	18 December 1791
Government
• Mayor	Ricardo Ahued Bardahuil (since 2022) (MORENA)
• Local Deputies	Tanya Carol Viveros Chávez (MORENA), Daniela Ceballos (MORENA)
Area
• Total	124.4 km2 (48.0 sq mi)
Elevation	1,417 m (4,649 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	488,531
• Density	3,927.8/km2 (10,173/sq mi)
• Seat	443,063
• Metro	789,157
• Metro density	622.21/km2 (1,611.5/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Jalapeño, Xalapeño
GDP (PPP, constant 2015 values)
• Year	2023
• Total (Metro)	$9 billion[1]
• Per capita	$11,000
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
Website	www.xalapa.gob.mx

Xalapa or Jalapa (English: /həˈlɑːpə/,^[2] Spanish: [xaˈlapa] ^ⓘ), officially Xalapa-Enríquez (IPA: [xaˈlapa enˈrikes]), is the capital city of the Mexican state 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.^[3] The municipality has an area of 118.45 km². 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.