Tolima Department
Tolima is located in the center-west of Colombia, in the Andean region. Its capital is Ibagué. Information about the departments of Colombia.
The department of Tolima is located in the center-west of Colombia, in the Andean region. Its capital is Ibagué.
It borders Caldas to the north, Cundinamarca to the east, Huila and Cauca to the south, and Valle del Cauca, Quindío, and Risaralda to the west.
It is located between 2°59′ and 5°18′ of north latitude and 74°29′ and 76°05′ of west longitude from Greenwich.
As a main characteristic, it is crossed by the Magdalena River.
IMPORTANT DATA
CAPITAL
IBAGUÉ
POPULATION
1’419.957
GENTILICIO
TOLIMENSE
SURFACE AREA
23562 km²
GOVERNOR
Adriana Magali Matiz
OFFICIAL WEBSITE
Map of the Department of Tolima
Follow the municipalities of Tolima on the map below:
Map by: Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA
Provinces of the Department of Tolima
The department of Tolima is organized into 6 administrative subdivisions or provinces that group the 47 municipalities of the department, these are:
- Ibagué
- Nevados
- Norte
- Oriente
- Sur
- Suroriente
Municipalities of the Department of Tolima
The department of Tolima has 47 municipalities, including its capital Ibagué, considered the musical city. Below is the list of municipalities within their respective province.
1- Ibagué
- Alvarado
- Anzoátequi
- Cajamarca
- Coello
- Espinal
- Flandes
- Ibagué
- Piedras
- Rovira
- San Luis
- Valle de San Juan
2- Nevados
- Casabianca
- Herveo
- Lérida
- Líbano
- Murillo
- Santa Isabel
- Venadillo
- Villahermosa
3- Norte
- Ambalema
- Armero
- Falan
- Fresno
- Honda
- Mariquita
- Palocabildo
4- Oriente
- Carmen de Apicalá
- Cunday
- Icononzo
- Melgar
- Villarica
5- Sur
- Ataco
- Chaparral
- Coyaima
- Natagaima
- Ortega
- Planadas
- Rioblanco
- Roncesvalles
- San Antonio
6- Suroriente
- Alpujarra
- Dolores
- Guamo
- Prado
- Purificación
- Saldaña
- Suárez
HISTORY
It was founded on October 14, 1550, with the name of San Bonifacio de Ibagué del Valle de las Lanzas, where Cajamarca is located today.
On December 20, 1814, Mariquita declared its independence. In March 1851, the capital of the province was moved to Ibagué.
On April 12, 1886, the department of Tolima was created, and in 1910, Ibagué was confirmed as the capital of Tolima.
RELIEF
This territory is crossed by the Eastern and Central Cordilleras and in the center, the Magdalena Valley.
Here are the volcanoes of the Huila with 5,400 meters of height, Tolima with 5,150 meters, Quindío with 4,760 meters, Santa Isabel with 4,950 meters, Del Ruíz with 5,270 meters.
HYDROGRAPHY
In the department of Tolima, the Magdalena is the main river, with its tributaries the Saldaña, the Cabrera, the Gualí and the Guariñó.
CLIMATE
41% of the territory of the department of Tolima is located in the warm thermal floor for this reason its approximate temperature is 24°C.
ECONOMY
The economy of the department of Tolima is based on agriculture, especially on the cultivation of cotton, rice, coffee, sesame.
Livestock is very valuable in the Magdalena Valley; there are also gold and oil exploitation.
As the musical city, tourism also forms part of this as an important element.
NATURAL RESERVES
We find in the department of Tolima volcanoes, rivers and mountains, thanks to the fact that in this area there are many peaks with snow or volcanoes, it is a region irrigated by many water sources that favor a great forest wealth.
HIMNO
Lyrics: Nicanor Velázquez ortiz
Music: Alberto Castilla
CHORUS
Sing the soul of my race
in the bundle of Castilla
and this song is the sun that hugs
To be born, to live, to die
loving the Magdalena
the pain becomes good
and it makes existing happy
Dance, dance, dance
your bambucos my Tolima
and the aguardiente
is more valiant and loyal
I am a Tolima cowboy
and on my chest I carry foam
my horse goes between the mists
with cocuyos on my forehead
and when I feel my galloping
gallops the love of my heart
Well, my horse is going to link
the sweetness of love
with the voice of my singing.
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