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For the South American Wars of Independence, see Battle of Sipe-Sipe. Town in Cochabamba Department, Bolivia
Sipe Sipe
Town
Sipe Sipe is located in BoliviaSipe SipeSipe SipeLocation within Bolivia
Coordinates: 17°27′00″S 66°23′00″W / 17.45000°S 66.38333°W / -17.45000; -66.38333
Country Bolivia
DepartmentCochabamba Department
ProvinceQuillacollo Province
MunicipalitySipe Sipe Municipality
Population
 • Total41,571
Time zoneUTC-4 (BOT)

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.

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
  • 2001: 31,337 inhabitants
  • 2005: 37,978 inhabitants
  • 2012: 41,571 inhabitants

See also

References

  1. Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia (INE) 1992
  2. Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) 2001
  3. Instituto Nacional de Estadística (PDF; 196 kB)
  4. Instituto Nacional de Estadística - Proyecciones (PDF; 1,57 MB)
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Capital: Cochabamba
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