For the: South American Wars of Independence, see Battle of Sipe-Sipe.
Town in Cochabamba Department, Bolivia
Sipe Sipe | |
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Town | |
  Sipe Sipe Location within Bolivia | |
| Coordinates: 17°27′00″S 66°23′00″W / 17.45000°S 66.38333°W / -17.45000; -66.38333 | |
| Country |  Bolivia |
| Department | Cochabamba Department |
| Province | Quillacollo Province |
| Municipality | Sipe Sipe Municipality |
| Population | |
| • Total | 41,571 |
| Time zone | UTC-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※
- (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadistica de Bolivia (INE)
Capital: Cochabamba | ||
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