Tolima, Colombie

(Reguidit frae Tolima Depairtment)

Tolima is ane o the 32 depairtments o Colombie, locatit in the Andean region, in the center-wast o the kintra. It is bordered on the north an the wast bi the depairtment o Caldas; on the east bi the department o Cundinamarca; on the sooth bi the depairtment o Huila, an on the wast bi the depairtments o Cauca, Valle del Cauca, Quindío an Risaralda. Tolima haes a surface aurie o 23,562 km², an its caipital is Ibagué. The depairtment o Tolima wis creatit in 1861 frae a pairt o wha wis previously Cundinamarca.

Depairtment o Tolima

Departamento del Tolima
Banner o Depairtment o Tolima
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Coat of airms o Depairtment o Tolima
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Motto(s): 
Tolima Solidario
Anthem: Bunde Tolimense
Tolima shown in red
Tolima shown in red
Coordinates: 4°26′N 75°14′W / 4.433°N 75.233°W / 4.433; -75.233
Kintra Colombie
RegionAndean Region
Established4 August 1886
CaipitalIbagué
Govrenment
 • GovrenorOscar Barreto Quiroga (2008-) (Partido Conservador Colombiano)
Area
 • Total23562 km2 (9,097 sq mi)
Area rank19
Population
 (2005)[1]
 • Total1,335,177
 • Rank10
 • Density57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-05
ISO 3166 codeCO-TOL
Provinces6
Websitewww.tolima.gov.co

Municipalities

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The Depairtment o Tolima groups its municipalities intae sax provinces: Norte, Oriente, Sur, Ibagué, Suroriente, an Nevados.