Tolú

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Tolú
Municipality and town
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Flag
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Seal
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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 town
301.22 km2 (116.30 sq mi)
 • Urban
8.75 km2 (3.38 sq mi)
Elevation
2 m (7 ft)
Population
 (2018 census) [1]
 •  Municipality and town
32,922
 • 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

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


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