Tolima Department

Tolima is a department in Colombia. Its capital is Ibagué.

Departamento del Tolima
Department
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: Bunde Tolimense
Tolima shown in red
Topography of the department
Coordinates: 4°26′N 75°14′W
Country	Colombia
Region	Andean Region
Established	August 4, 1886
Capital	Ibagué
Area
• Total	23,562 km2 (9,097 sq mi)
Population  (2013)
• Total	1,400,203
• Density	59.4263/km2 (153.913/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-05
ISO 3166 code	CO-TOL
Provinces	6
Website	www.tolima.gov.co

Tolima is home to the Las Hermosas and Nevado del Huila National Natural Parks. The Magdalena River travels from south to north in the department.

Ten presidents were born in the department: Domingo Caycedo, José María Melo, Manuel Murillo Toro, José María Rojas Garrido, Miguel Abadía Méndez, Alfonso López Michelsen, Darío Echandía, Carlos Lozano y Lozano, Gabriel París, and Deogracias Fonseca.

Municipalities

The Department of Tolima groups its municipalities into six provinces: Norte, Oriente, Sur, Ibagué, Suroriente, and Nevados.

Ibagué Alvarado Anzoátequi Cajamarca Coello Espinal Flandes Ibagué Piedras Rovira San Luis Valle de San Juan Nevados Casabianca Herveo Lérida Líbano Murillo Santa Isabel Venadillo Villahermosa Northern Ambalema Armero (Guayabal) Falan Fresno Honda Mariquita Palocabildo

Eastern Carmen Apicala Cunday Icononzo Melgar Villarrica Southern Ataco Chaparral Coyaima Natagaima Ortega Planadas Rioblanco Roncesvalles San Antonio Southeastern Alpujarra Dolores Guamo Prado Purificación Saldaña Suárez

Tolima Department Media

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  Plantation of rice in Saldaña

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  Mapa del Tolima, Colombia.