Tomatlán
Municipality and town in Jalisco, Mexico / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the municipality in Veracruz, see Tomatlán, Veracruz.
Tomatlán (meaning "Tomato land" or "place of tomato" from Nahuatl) is a town and municipality, in Jalisco south of Cabo Corrientes in central-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 3,015 km2.
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Municipality and town | |
Coordinates: 19°56′13″N 105°15′0″W | |
Country | Mexico |
State | Jalisco |
Area | |
• Total | 3,015 km2 (1,164 sq mi) |
• Town | 2.96 km2 (1.14 sq mi) |
Population (2020 census)[1] | |
• Total | 36,316 |
• Density | 12/km2 (31/sq mi) |
• Town | 9,842 |
• Town density | 3,300/km2 (8,600/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
Website | http://www.tomatlanjal.gob.mx |
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As of 2015, the municipality had a total population of 35,824 people.[2]
The final portion of Yann Martel's novel Life of Pi is set in Tomatlán, where the character Pi Patel reaches land after being stranded in the Pacific Ocean.