Tolú

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Tolú
Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town of Tolú in the Sucre Department of Colombia.
CountryFlag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Department Sucre 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 zone UTC-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]

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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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References

  1. Citypopulation.de
  2. Julian H. Steward, ed. (1948), Handbook of South American Indians , vol. 4, U.S. Government Printing Office, pp. 329–338

Coordinates: 9°32′N75°35′W / 9.533°N 75.583°W / 9.533; -75.583