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]