Tomatlán

Tomatlán is located west of the state at coordinates 19° 56’ 13" north latitude and 105° 15’ 0" west longitude; at a height of 50 meters above sea level.

It has administrative limits with the following municipalities and / or geographical accidents, according to its location:[3]

Its surface is made up of rugged areas (42%), hills and mountains that have heights ranging from 200 to 1,100 meters above sea level; semi-flat areas (41%) on hills and slopes with heights from 125 to 200 meters above sea level, and flat areas (17%).

The composition of the soils is of predominant types cambisol, already Eutrico or Chromic, Feozem Háplico and Regosol Eutrico; to the north of the population are small strips of Acrisol Ortico.

The municipality has a territorial area of 265,750 hectares, of which 44,224 are used for agricultural purposes, 112,400 in livestock activity, 108,220 are for forest use and 886 hectares are urban land, not specifying the use of 20. As far as the property refers to an extension of 124,669 hectares is private and another of 87,081 is ejidal; 54,000 hectares are communal property.

This municipality belongs to the central Pacific basin, sub-basin Tomatlán River. Its main currents are: Llano Grande river and streams: Los Prietos, Coyula, La Quemada, El Salado, Las Ánimas, El Tule and others of minor importance. They are also part of its hydrological resources, the dams: Cajón de Peñas, El Cobano and San Juan, in addition to the Laguna del Tule.

The climate is semi-dry, with dry winter and spring, and warm, with no well-defined winter thermal change. The average annual temperature is 26.9 °C, with a maximum of 34.1 °C and a minimum of 19.6 °C. The rainfall regime is recorded in the month of October with an average rainfall of 892.2 millimeters. The annual average of days with frosts is 33. The prevailing winds are heading south to north.

California Canyon, Benito Juárez, Cacaluta, SAGAR Camp, Acosta Field, Texas Canada, Cimarronas, Corralito de Piloto, Coyula, Realito Cruise, Gargantillo Cruise, CONASUPO Cruise, Habal Cruise, Pilot Cruise, Dam Cruise Cajón de Peña, El Acautal, Hot Water, Avocado, Alejo, Anono, El Aserradero del Reparo, El Avalito, El Cacao, El Caimán, El Carrizalillo, El Chicharrón, El Coco, El Corrido, El Criadero, El Cruise, El Divisadero, El Divisadero de la Cumbre, El Donocito, El Edén (El Chorro), El Gacho, El Guamúchil, El Guasimal, El Guayabillo, El Limón, El Mangal, El Mapache, El Nacastal, El Naranjo, El Nogal, El Ocotillo, El Palmarito, El Paraíso, El Platanar, El Portezuelo, El Porvenir, El Realito, El Recodo, El Swirl, El Rescate, El Rincón de los Robles, El Salitre, El Sube y Baja, El Taray, El Tigre, El Tule, El Zarco, Emiliano Zapata Yautepec (Agua Zarca), Guayacán, Hidalgo, Higuera Blanca, José María Morelos,

José María Pino Suárez, La Cruz de Loreto, La Cueva, La Cumbre, Florida, La Fortuna, La Garita, La Gloria, Gargantillo, La Higuerita, La Lima, La Loma, La Mesa, La Palmera de Don Chayo, La Palomita, The Painted Stone, The Painted, The Providence, The Napkin, The Surprise, The Tavern, The Turpentine, La Villita, La Virgencita, Las Animas, Las Jarillas, Las Partidas, Las Pilitas, Las Porras,

Las Tunitas, Lázaro Cárdenas (La Nancy), Llano del Toro, Llano Grande, López Mateos, Los Ángeles, Los Atascaderos, Los Charcos, Los Cimientos, Los Cobertizos, Los Corralitos, Los Coyotes, Los Diques, Los Guayabitos, Los Horcones, Los Llanitos, Los Naranjos, Los Sauces, Los Tecomates, Los Terreros, Macuautitlán, Malobaco, Mariano Otero, Mismaloya, Modelo, Nuevo Nahuapa, Nuevo Santiago, Palmillas, Palmira, Pando Grande, Paso del Guamúchil, Plan de Ayala, Pochotitán, Presa Cajón de Peña, Puentecillas, San Antonio, San Carlos Coacoyul, San Cayetano, San Francisco (Palo Blancal), San Ignacio (Juan Ignacio), San Isidro, San Miguel, San Rafael de los Moreno, Santa Alejandra, Santa Elena, Santa Gertrudis, Santa María, Sayulapa, Tejerías, Teocinte (Teocintle), Tequesquite, Tierras Blancas, Tomatlán, Tres Puertas, Majahuas Valley (El Poblado), Vicente Guerrero (Las Lomas Coloradas), Viejo Nahuapa, Cabrel, El Ginger.

This beach, located 10 km from the town of La Gloria, is of strong waves, an idea for fishing, it is a scenario where we find dunes, mangroves, and warm sands that divide the sea and the estuary.

Terrenos frente al mar en costa alegre tomatlan

Magnificent beach framed by large rocks which allude to its name, Peñitas is considered a unique and very rare place, since in it we can appreciate the passage of a Nahuatl culture that predominantly dominated the large municipality of Tomatlán, the stones painted with Petroglyphs that exist in this medium-textured sandy beach, they suggest that our ancestors appreciated the beauty of Peñitas, leaving us their message so that future generations would know that this beach was considered favorite among the natives.

The beach of Majahuas has strong waves, it is attractive for fishing and for this reason we have the visit of people who love sport fishing during the year, during Easter the camp is traditional, since most of the families of many towns in the municipality, move at that time of year to spend a holiday in complete peace and in a constant harmony with nature, also has many families from other parts of the country who seek to get away from the intense noise and pollution of their places originally.

Pradisiaca white sand beach, which is part of the great coastline that makes up the municipality of Tomatlán, this charming place is made up of several scenarios, highlighting the vegetation, the sea and the group of rocks that frame the beach.

In its warm sands we can appreciate a great variety of wildlife, which is considered unique throughout the world, the intense blue of the sky makes it confused with the sea on the horizon.

Chalacatepec has become an ideal place for the reproduction of the beautiful sea turtle, since year after year it seeks the warmth of its beach to lay eggs, which are currently protected by a turtle camp that sits here.

This is another of the beautiful beaches that characterize Tomatlan. Ideal for swimming, resting and camping, receiving visitors who come to enjoy its attractions on weekends, it gives tourist life to the municipality.

The largest dam in Jalisco, with its immense curtain that looks like a fortress that keeps the most picturesque landscapes, surrounded by a range of greens that contrast with each other and where water sports such as bass fishing, skiing and windsurfing are practiced. It also has comfortable cabins to rest and forget the daily routine.

Located on the banks of the Tomatlàn River, this unique cave painting in Mesoamerica, is 40 meters high by 8 meters long and 2 meters wide, and is pigmented in red.

It is noteworthy that in the entire riverbank of the Tomatlan River there are vestiges of ancient cultures, abundant petroglyphs among which a "Patolli Game" of which there are only two in western Mexico.

This parish, in the center of Tomatlan, is an architectural jewel of the Franciscan style, made of stone, lime and quarry. Its walls have a thickness of one and a half meters and its roof is half-round with a beautiful vault that tops the presbytery. The Baptistry and Sacristy are also vaulted; a quarry snail leads to the bell tower, climbing 49 reduced steps, which forces it to step on its side, to its low tower 6 meters base by 4 high.