Sipe Sipe

For the South American Wars of Independence, see Battle of Sipe-Sipe.

Town in Cochabamba Department, Bolivia

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[edit]

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[edit]

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]

## See also[edit]

* Ch'aki Mayu

## References[edit]

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)

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

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Cochabamba Department

Capital: Cochabamba

Provinces|

* Arani
* Arque
* Ayopaya
* Bolívar
* Capinota
* Carrasco
* Cercado
* Chapare
* Esteban Arce
* Germán Jordán
* Mizque
* Narciso Campero
* Punata
* Quillacollo
* Tapacarí
* Tiraque

Municipalities
(and seats)|

* Aiquile (Aiquile)
* Alalay (Alalay)
* Anzaldo (Anzaldo)
* Arani (Arani)
* Arbieto (Arbieto)
* Arque (Arque)
* Ayopaya (Ayopaya)
* Bolívar (Bolívar)
* Capinota (Capinota)
* Chimoré (Chimoré)
* Cliza (Cliza)
* Cocapata (Cocapata)
* Cochabamba (Cochabamba)
* Colcapirhua (Colcapirhua)
* Colomi (Colomi)
* Cuchumuela (Cuchumuela)
* Entre Ríos Municipality (Entre Ríos)
* Mizque (Mizque)
* Morochata (Morochata)
* Omereque (Omereque)
* Pasorapa (Pasorapa)
* Pocona (Pocona)
* Pojo (Pojo)
* Puerto Villarroel (Puerto Villarroel)
* Punata (Punata)
* Quillacollo (Quillacollo)
* Sacaba (Sacaba)
* Sacabamba (Sacabamba)
* San Benito (San Benito)
* Santiváñez (Santiváñez)
* Shinahota (Shinahota)
* Sicaya (Sicaya)
* Sipe Sipe (Sipe Sipe)
* Tacachi (Tacachi)
* Tacopaya (Tacopaya)
* Tapacarí (Tapacarí)
* Tarata (Tarata)
* Tiquipaya (Tiquipaya)
* Tiraque (Tiraque)
* Toco (Toco)
* Tolata (Tolata)
* Totora (Totora)
* Vacas (Vacas)
* Vila Vila (Vila Vila)
* Villa Rivero (Villa Rivero)
* Villa Tunari (Villa Tunari)
* Vinto (Vinto)

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* Israel
* United States

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