Tolú

Tolú
Municipality and town
Flag of Tolú
Official seal of Tolú
Location of the municipality and town of Tolú in the Sucre Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of Tolú in the Sucre Department of Colombia.
Country Colombia
DepartmentSucre Department
Area
 • Municipality and town301.22 km2 (116.30 sq mi)
 • Urban
8.75 km2 (3.38 sq mi)
Elevation
2 m (7 ft)
Population
 (2018 census)[1]
 • Municipality and town32,922
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
 • Urban
26,401
 • Urban density3,000/km2 (7,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Tolú is a small town in Sucre Department, northern Colombia on the Caribbean coast. The municipality has an area of 500 km2. It is named after the Tolú, one the pre-Columbian indigenous people of the North Colombia lowlands.[2]

The municipality of Tolú borders to the North with San Onofre, to the East with Toluviejo, to the South with Coveñas, Palmito and Sincelejo.

Notable people

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Citypopulation.de
  2. ^ Julian H. Steward, ed. (1948), Handbook of South American Indians, vol. 4, U.S. Government Printing Office, pp. 329–338
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9°32′N 75°35′W / 9.533°N 75.583°W / 9.533; -75.583