History

In early 1741, Dona Teresa and Don Enrique Cortes, descendants of Mr. Jacinto Cortés, gave 80 hectares to establish a new town, and are considered the founders of the Municipality of Aipe. In 1770, the church hierarchy and government in Neiva records the construction of the church of Our Lady of Sorrows.

In 1874 Aipe acquired autonomy from Neiva, as a member of the canton district of Villavieja

Villavieja, Huila

Villavieja is a town and municipality in the Huila Department, Colombia. The municipality covers most of the Tatacoa Desert. The town is built on the banks of the Magdalena River...

 and on 8 April 1912 by Ordinance No. 26, was created as a municipality by the Departmental Assembly.

Geography

The Municipality of Aipe is located on the left bank of the Magdalena River. It is located northwest of the Department of Huila, in the Magdalena Valley, bounded on the north and west by the Department of Tolima

Department of Tolima

Tolima is one of the 32 departments of Colombia, located in the Andean region, in the center-west of the country. It is bordered on the north and the west by the department of Caldas; on the east by the department of Cundinamarca; on the south by the department of Huila, and on the west by the...

 to the east the Magdalena River, and south by the municipality of Neiva.

The municipality has a total area of 801.04 km2 (3.8% total of the department). The lowest level of the municipality is located at the mouth of the Magdalena River

Magdalena River

The Magdalena River is the principal river of Colombia, flowing northward about through the western half of the country. It takes its name from the biblical figure Mary Magdalene. It is navigable through much of its lower reaches, in spite of the shifting sand bars at the mouth of its delta, as...

a height of 350 meters above sea level, with average annual temperature of 28.4° C. The highest point is 2,300 meters above sea level, located in the La Union (west of the municipale boundary with the Department of Tolima), with an average temperature of 13.67° C.