Tomatlán
Tomatlán | |
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Municipality and city | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of the municipality in Jalisco | |
  Tomatlán Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 20°39′N 102°48′W / 20.650°N 102.800°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Jalisco |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 35,824 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
Tomatlán "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 153 km².
As of 2015, the municipality had a total population of 35,824 people.[1]
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.
References
- ^ "Tomatlán". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on March 24, 2007. Retrieved April 16, 2009.
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