Sipe Sipe

Sipe Sipe
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  (2012)
• 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

• Ch'aki Mayu

References

• (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadistica de Bolivia (INE)