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Department of Tolima
Departamento del Tolima | |
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Motto: ¡Tierra firme de Colombia!" | |
Anthem: Bunde Tolimense | |
Coordinates: 4°26′N 75°14′W / 4.433°N 75.233°W | |
Country | Colombia |
Region | Andean Region |
Established | August 4, 1886 |
Capital | Ibagué |
Government | |
• Governor | Adriana Magali Matiz (2023-2027) (Partido Conservador Colombiano) |
Area | |
• Total | 23,562 km2 (9,097 sq mi) |
• Rank | 19th |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 1,330,187 |
• Rank | 10th |
• Density | 56/km2 (150/sq mi) |
GDP | |
• Total | COP 30,438 billion (US$ 7.1 billion) |
Time zone | UTC-05 |
ISO 3166 code | CO-TOL |
Provinces | 6 |
HDI | 0.737[3] high · 18th of 33 |
Website | www.tolima.gov.co |
Tolima (Spanish pronunciation: [toˈlima]) is one of the 32 departments of Colombia, located in the Andean region, in the center-west of the country. It is bordered on the north and the west by the department of Caldas; on the east by the department of Cundinamarca; on the south by the department of Huila, and on the west by the departments of Cauca, Valle del Cauca, Quindío and Risaralda. Tolima has a surface area of 23,562 km2, and its capital is Ibagué. The department of Tolima was created in 1861 from a part of what was previously Cundinamarca.