Country Bolivia Time zone -4 (UTC-4) Local time Wednesday 4:59 PM Municipality Sipe Sipe Municipality | Department Cochabamba Department Population 41,571 (2012) Province Quillacollo Province | |
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Weather 18°C, Wind W at 3 km/h, 54% Humidity | ||
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.
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Map of Sipe Sipe, Bolivia
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 following:
References
Sipe Sipe Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA