Tomatlán

Tomatlán
Municipality and town
Location of the municipality in Jalisco
Tomatlán
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 19°56′13″N 105°15′0″W / 19.93694°N 105.25000°W / 19.93694; -105.25000
Country Mexico
StateJalisco
Area
  Total
3,015 km2 (1,164 sq mi)
  Town2.96 km2 (1.14 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 census)
  Total
36,316
  Density12/km2 (31/sq mi)
  Town
9,842
  Town density3,300/km2 (8,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)
Websitehttp://www.tomatlanjal.gob.mx

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.

As of 2015, the municipality had a total population of 35,824 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.