Tomé | |
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 Coat of arms  Location of the Tomé commune in Biobío Region   Tomé Location of the Tomé commune in Biobío Region | |
| Coordinates (city):36°37′S72°57′W / 36.617°S 72.950°W /-36.617; -72.950 | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Biobío |
| Province | Concepción |
| Founded | 1544 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Alcalde | Ivonne Rivas |
| Area | |
• Total | 494.5 km2 (190.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Population (2012 Census)[3] | |
• Total | 53,219 |
| • Density | 107.6/km2 (278.7/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 45,959 |
| • Rural | 6,481 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 25,263 |
| • Women | 27,177 |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (CLT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−3 (CLST) |
| Area code | 56 + 41 |
| Website | Official website(in Spanish) |
Tomé (Spanish pronunciation:[toˈme]) is a portcity andcommune in theBiobío Region ofChile. It is bordered byCoelemu to the north,Ránquil andFlorida to the east,Penco to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. The local economy is based mainly ontextile manufacturing andfishing industry.
The 8.8 magnitude27 February 2010 earthquake greatly affected Tome,Constitucion,Concepcion,Talcahuano.[4]
According to the 2002census of theNational Statistics Institute, Tomé spans an area of 494.5 km2 (191 sq mi) and has 52,440 inhabitants (25,263 men and 27,177 women). Of these, 45,959 (87.6%) lived inurban areas and 6,481 (12.4%) inrural areas. The population grew by 6.4% (3,156 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.[3]
The commune includes the localities of Rafael, Menque, Cocholgüe, Punta de Parra andDichato.
Previously the area had a German school, Deutsche Schule Tomé. The City has many good primary schools and high schools. Universidad de Concepción, one of the best universities of Chile is 30 minutes away.[5]
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