Coromandel is a Brazilian

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, located in the southeast region of the country, in the state of

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. Its

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is estimated at 28,894 people as of 2022. The municipality ''(município)'' of Coromandel is located 495 km from the state capital

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, and 673 km from

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. Coromandel is one of the municipalities of the Triângulo Mineiro/ Alto Paranaíba micro region and its territorial size is 3,296 km². Its borders are limited in the north by state of Goiás and Guarda-Mor municipality, east by the municipalities of Vazante, Lagamar, Patos de Minas and Guimarânia, west by the municipalities of Abadia dos Dourados and Monte Carmelo, and south by Patrocínio municipality. Coromandel has six districts: Alegre, Santa Rosa, Pântano de Santa Cruz, Lagamar dos Coqueiros and Mateiro. Its

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is largely promoted by cerrado coffee agriculture (the legitimate Brazilian coffee for exportation) and

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s of

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and corn. Also dairy farms supply several dairy products industries in the

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. Cattle farms supply with its livestock

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to industries. Another important part of the economy is

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, for example the calcareous rocks exploration that is plenty used for

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s to correct soil acidity.

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exploration has its importance as well, especially for local miners and companies. One of the most important diamonds in the world was discovered in Coromandel in 1938, named as Getúlio Vargas Diamond, it was a pure, rare and precious stone. The origins of the name Coromandel is not decisively known among its population, but older generations believe the name is connected to the Coromandel Coast, in India, from where ships loaded with slaves would have departed.

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{{Coord, 18, 28, S, 47, 13, W, region:BR_type:city, display=title Municipalities in Minas Gerais

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