Sipe Sipe
{{For|the South American Wars of Independence|Battle of Sipe-Sipe}}
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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 [http://www.ine.gob.bo/indice/poblacion92Proy.aspx?gestion=1992 Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia (INE) 1992]
- 2001: 31,337 inhabitants [http://www.ine.gob.bo/comunitaria/comunitariaVer.aspx?Depto=03&Prov=09&Seccion=02 Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) 2001]
- 2005: 37,978 inhabitants [http://www.ine.gob.bo/pdf/boletin/np_2005_75.pdf Instituto Nacional de Estadística] (PDF; 196 kB)
- 2012: 41,571 inhabitants [http://www.ine.gob.bo/PDF/DIFD/ProyeccionesPoblacionProvinciasMunicipiosCochabamba.pdf Instituto Nacional de Estadística - Proyecciones] (PDF; 1,57 MB)
See also
References
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- {{in lang|es}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20091027220541/http://www.ine.gov.bo/ Instituto Nacional de Estadistica de Bolivia (INE)]
{{Cochabamba Department}}
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Category:Populated places in Cochabamba Department
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