Sipe Sipe Explained

Official Name:Sipe Sipe
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Bolivia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Bolivia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Department
Subdivision Name1:Cochabamba Department
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Quillacollo Province
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Sipe Sipe Municipality
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Title1:President
Established Title:Foundation
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2012
Population Total:41571
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:BOT
Utc Offset:-4
Coordinates:-17.45°N -66.3833°W

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:

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ine.gob.bo/indice/poblacion92Proy.aspx?gestion=1992 Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia (INE) 1992
  2. http://www.ine.gob.bo/comunitaria/comunitariaVer.aspx?Depto=03&Prov=09&Seccion=02 Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) 2001
  3. http://www.ine.gob.bo/pdf/boletin/np_2005_75.pdf Instituto Nacional de Estadística
  4. http://www.ine.gob.bo/PDF/DIFD/ProyeccionesPoblacionProvinciasMunicipiosCochabamba.pdf Instituto Nacional de Estadística - Proyecciones