Tolima Department

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Tolima Department" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (July 2008) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

Department of Tolima Departamento del Tolima
Department
Flag Coat of arms
Motto:  ¡Tierra firme de Colombia!"
Anthem: Bunde Tolimense
Tolima shown in red
Topography of the department
Coordinates: 4°26′N 75°14′W / 4.433°N 75.233°W / 4.433; -75.233
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 [2]
• Total	COP 30,438 billion (US$ 7.1 billion)
Time zone	UTC-05
ISO 3166 code	CO-TOL
Provinces	6
HDI (2019)	0.747[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.