Tomé () is a port

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and

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in the

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. It is bordered by

Coelemu Coelemu is a Chilean commune and city in Itata Province, Ñuble Region. According to the 2002 census, the commune population was 16,082 and has an area of . Demographics According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Coelemu ...

to the north,

Ránquil Ránquil is a Chilean commune in Itata Province, Ñuble Region. The communal capital is the town of Ránquil. Demographics According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute Ránquil had 5,683 inhabitants (2,896 men and 2,787 ...

and

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to the east,

Penco Penco ( Mapudungun: See (''Pen''), Water (''Ko'')), is a Chilean city and commune in Concepción Province, Bío Bío Region on the Bay of Concepción. Founded as the city of Concepción del Nuevo Extremo ('beginning of the new extreme') on Febr ...

to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. The local economy is based mainly on

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and

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History

27 February 2010 quake

The 8.8 magnitude 27 February 2010 earthquake greatly affected Tome, Constitucion, Concepcion,

Talcahuano Talcahuano () (From Mapudungun ''Tralkawenu'', "Thundering Sky") is a port city and commune in the Biobío Region of Chile. It is part of the Greater Concepción conurbation. Talcahuano is located in the south of the Central Zone of Chile. Geo ...

Demographics

According to the 2002

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of the

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, Tomé spans an area of and has 52,440 inhabitants (25,263 men and 27,177 women). Of these, 45,959 (87.6%) lived in

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s and 6,481 (12.4%) in

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s. The population grew by 6.4% (3,156 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. The commune includes the localities of Rafael, Menque, Cocholgüe, Punta de Parra and

Dichato Dichato is a town along the coast of Chile, part of the municipality of Tomé in the northeast part of Greater Concepción. At the 2002 census it had 3,057 residents. The town was founded in 1826 by José Miguel Reyes The town was severely damage ...

Education

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.
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Notable people

Erasmo Moena Erasmo Antonio Moena Pinto (born January 10, 1970), known as The Psychopath of Placilla (Spanish: ''El psicópata de Placilla''), is a Chilean murderer and suspected serial killer. Convicted and sentenced to 60 years imprisonment for a double mur ...

- murderer and suspected

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References

External links

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Municipality of Tomé
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