Sipe Sipe
| Sipe Sipe | |
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| Town | |
 Sipe Sipe
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| Coordinates: 17°27′00″S 66°23′00″W / 17.45000°S 66.38333°WCoordinates: 17°27′00″S 66°23′00″W / 17.45000°S 66.38333°W | |
| Country |
 Bolivia
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| Department | Cochabamba Department |
| Province | Quillacollo Province |
| Municipality | Sipe Sipe Municipality |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 41,571 |
| Time zone | -4 (UTC-4) |
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.
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.
The evolution of the municipality population is as following:
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