Tomatlán

Tomatlán
Municipality and city
Location of the municipality in Jalisco
Tomatlán Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 20°39′N 102°48′W / 20.650°N 102.800°W / 20.650; -102.800Coordinates: 20°39′N 102°48′W / 20.650°N 102.800°W / 20.650; -102.800
Country	Mexico
State	Jalisco
Population (2005)
• Total	35,044
Time zone	Central Standard Time (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	Central Daylight Time (UTC-5)

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 2005, the municipality had a total population of 35,044 people.

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.

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