Tola, Nicaragua Explained

Tola
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Nicaragua
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Nicaragua
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Nicaragua
Subdivision Type1:Department
Subdivision Name1:Rivas
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:477
Population As Of:2005
Population Total:22012
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:5815
Coordinates:11.4333°N -141°W

Tola is a municipality in the Rivas department of Nicaragua. Tola means "Land of Tula", or "Land of the Toltecs" and its etymology derives from Nahuatl Tōllān, the altepetl of the Classic and Post Classic Toltec Empire of central Mexico.[1] [2] Tola is a direct reference to the Toltec ancestry of the Nahuas in Nicaragua.[3] [4] [5] The indigenous inhabitants of Tola are the Nahuas.[6]

As of 2023, the estimated population of Tola is 23,927.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Get to know Tola.
  2. Web site: Municipality of Tola.
  3. Web site: Migraciones de lengua Náhuatl hacia Centroamérica.
  4. Were the Toltecs an Historic Nationality. 983071 . Brinton . Daniel G. . Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society . 1887 . 24 . 126 . 229–241 .
  5. Web site: Las migraciones nahuas de México a Nicaragua según las fuentes históricas. 29 April 2006 .
  6. Web site: Nahoas. Territorio indígena y gobernanza.
  7. Web site: Tola (Municipality, Nicaragua) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location . 2024-07-30 . www.citypopulation.de.