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
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)
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

• Toluene

References

External links

• (in Spanish) Gobernacion de Sucre - Tolú
• (in Spanish) ToluCaribe.com - Recreación, Historia y Cultura de Tolú.

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[ru] Толу