Sipe Sipe
Sipe Sipe is a location in the Cochabamba Department in central Bolivia. It is the seat of the Sipe Sipe Municipality, the second municipal section of the Quillacollo Province.
Sipe Sipe | |
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Town | |
  Sipe Sipe Location within Bolivia | |
| Coordinates: 17°27′00″S 66°23′00″W | |
| Country |  |
| Department | Cochabamba Department |
| Province | Quillacollo Province |
| Municipality | Sipe Sipe Municipality |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 41,571 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (-4) |
History
Sipe Sipe is a small town near which was fought the Battle of Sipe-Sipe. This decisive battle took place on 29 November 1815 and reestablished the control of Upper Peru to the Viceroyalty of Peru. As a consequence of this battle Upper Peru gained independence from Buenos Aires, and after the final defeat of Spain, Bolivia was born as a nation.
Population
The evolution of the municipality population is as follows:
- 1992: 19.132 inhabitants [1]
- 2001: 31.337 inhabitants [2]
- 2005: 37.978 inhabitants [3]
- 2012: 41.571 inhabitants [4]
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See also
References
- (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadistica de Bolivia (INE)
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