Tolima Department was created on 1886-08-04.
Tolima Department's motto is 'Tolima Solidario'.
The population of Tolima Department is 1,335,177.
The area of Tolima Department is 23,562 square kilometers.
Deportes Tolima was created in 1954.
University of Tolima was created on 1945-05-21.
Museo de Arte del Tolima was created in 2003.
The Armero tragedy occurred primarily in the town of Armero in the Tolima department of Columbia.
Tolima, Colombia, derives its name from the indigenous Pijaos people who inhabited the region before Spanish colonization. The term "Tolima" is believed to originate from the Pijao word "Toli," which means "place of water." The department was officially established in 1904, and its name reflects the area's rich cultural heritage and geographical features, particularly its rivers and mountains.
It is in Colombia, not Columbia, on the border of the department of Cadas and the department of Tolima. It is part of the Andes Mountain range and has erupted in 1595, 1845 and 1985, killing thousands of people :)
Honda, Tolima is at an elevation of 751 ft (229 meters) above sea level.
Not My Department was created in 1987.
Jorge Isaacs died in 1895, in Ibagu, Tolima, Colombia.