Tolú
Town in Sucre, Colombia
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Tolú, also known as Santiago de 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 of the pre-Columbian indigenous people of the North Colombia lowlands.[2]
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 | |
| 301.22 km2 (116.30 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 8.75 km2 (3.38 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2 m (6.6 ft) |
| Population (2018 census)[1] | |
| 32,922 | |
| • Density | 109.30/km2 (283.07/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 26,401 |
| • Urban density | 3,020/km2 (7,810/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
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
- Héctor Rojas Herazo (1920–2002), novelist, poet and painter
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