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Also known as Tolu

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.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Tolú
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality and town
Settlement.image_skyline
Regatas en Tolú.jpg
Settlement.image_flag
Flag of Tolú (Sucre).svg
Settlement.image_seal
Escudo de Tolú.svg
Settlement.image_map
Colombia - Sucre - Tolú.svg
Settlement.mapsize
250px
Settlement.map_caption
Location of the municipality and town of Tolú in the Sucre Department of Colombia.
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Colombia
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Department
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Sucre Department
Settlement.area_total_km2
301.22
Settlement.area_urban_km2
8.75
Settlement.population_as_of
2018 census
Settlement.population_total
32922
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto

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Wikidata facts

Population
35670
Area
347
Elevation
2
Image
Palo Blanco-Tolú.jpg
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Commons category
Tolú
inception
1535-00-00
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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.

The municipality of Tolú borders to the North with San Onofre, to the East with Toluviejo, to the South with Coveñas, Palmito and Sincelejo.

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