Coromandel, Minas Gerais
Coromandel is a Brazilian town, located in the southeast region of the country, state of Minas Gerais. Its population is over 28.000 people according 2004 census. Coromandel county is located 495 km far from the state capital, Belo Horizonte, and 673 km far from São Paulo. Coromandel is one of the counties of 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 county, east by the counties Vazante, Lagamar, Patos de Minas and Guimarânia, west by counties Abadia dos Dourados and Monte Carmelo, and south by Patrocínio county. Coromandel has six districts: Alegre, Santa Rosa, Pântano de Santa Cruz, Lagamar dos Coqueiros and Mateiro.
Its economy is largely promoted by cerrado coffee agriculture (the legitimate Brazilian coffee for exportation) and plantations of soybean and corn. Also milk farms supply several dairy products industries in the city. Cattle farms supply with its livestock meat to industries. Another important part of the economy is mining, for example the calcareous rocks exploration that is plenty used for agricultures to correct soil acidity. Diamond exploration has its importance as well, explorated for local miners and companies.
The origin of the name Coromandel isn't a consensus among its population, but ancient people figure out the name is connected to Coromandel Coast, in India, where believe ships loaded with slaves would have departed.
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