Tolú

"Tolu" redirects here. For other uses, see Tolu (disambiguation).

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
Municipality and town
Flag Seal
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)
• Urban	8.75 km2 (3.38 sq mi)
Elevation	2 m (6.6 ft)
Population  (2018 census)[1]
• Municipality and town	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

See also

• Toluene