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Xalapa or Jalapa (English: /həˈlpə/, Spanish: [xaˈlapa]), officially Xalapa-Enríquez (Spanish: [xaˈlapa enˈrikes]), is the capital city of the Mexican state of Veracruz and the name of the surrounding municipality. In the 2005 census the city reported a population of 387,879 and the municipality of which it serves as municipal seat reported a population of 413,136. 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 th…