Tolú
Tolú is a small municipality and town in Sucre Department, northern Colombia by the Caribbean sea. The municipality has an area of 500 km². It is named for the Tolú, one the pre-Columbian indigenous people of the North Colombia lowlands.[1]
Tolú | |
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Municipality and town | |
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 Location of the municipality and town of Tolú in the Sucre Department of Colombia. | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department | Sucre Department |
| Area | |
| • Municipality and town | 301.22 km2 (116.30 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2 m (7 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Municipality and town | 33,296 |
| • Urban | 27,290 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
The municipality of Tolú borders North with San Onofre, East with Toluviejo, South with Coveñas, Palmito and Sincelejo.
Notable people
- Héctor Rojas Herazo (1920–2002), novelist, poet and painter
See also
References
- Julian H. Steward, ed. (1948), Handbook of South American Indians, vol. 4, U.S. Government Printing Office, pp. 329–338
External links
- (in Spanish) Gobernacion de Sucre - Tolú
- (in Spanish) ToluCaribe.com - Recreación, Historia y Cultura de Tolú.
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