| Official Name: | Jalapa Department |
| Native Name: | Departmento de Jalapa |
| Native Name Lang: | es |
| Settlement Type: | Department of Guatemala |
| Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Guatemala |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Guatemala |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Jalapa |
| Parts Type: | Municipalities |
| Parts: | 7 |
| Government Type: | Departmental |
| Leader Title: | Governor |
| Area Total Km2: | 2063 |
| Population As Of: | 2018 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 342923 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Urban: | 216075 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Population Blank2: | Roman Catholicism, Evangelicalism, Maya |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
Jalapa is a department of Guatemala, in the south east-of the republic. The capital is the city of Jalapa.
In 2018 the department of Jalapa had a population of 342,923. The majority is ladino, of predominantly European descent, with sizeable minorities of K'iche' and Poqomam Maya. The main agricultural products are cattle, sorghum, tobacco, onion and maize.