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Coromandel is the name of a town and harbour on the western side of the Coromandel Peninsula
Coromandel Peninsula

The Coromandel Peninsula lies in the North Island of New Zealand. It is part of the Waikato region and extends 85 kilometres north from the western end of the Bay of Plenty, forming a natural barrier to protect the Hauraki Gulf and the Firth of Thames in the west from the Pacific Ocean to the east....
, which is on the east coast of the North Island
North Island

The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, the other being the South Island. The island is 113,729 square km in area, making it the List of islands by area....
 of New Zealand
New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous Islands of New Zealand, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands....
. They are 75 kilometres east of the city of Auckland
Auckland

The Auckland metropolitan area or Greater Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban areas of New Zealand with over 1.3 million residents, percent of the country's population....
, although the road between them, which winds around the Firth of Thames
Firth of Thames

The Firth of Thames is a large Headlands and bays located in the north of the North Island of New Zealand. It is the firth of the rivers Waihou River and Piako River, the former of which was formerly named the Thames River, and the town of Thames, New Zealand lies on its southeastern coast....
 and Hauraki Gulf
Hauraki Gulf

The Hauraki Gulf is a coastal feature of the North Island of New Zealand. It has a total area of 4000 km?, and lies between the Auckland Region, the Coromandel Peninsula, and the Hauraki Plains....
 coasts, is 190 km long.

The town was named after the peninsula, which was named after HMS Coromandel
HMS Coromandel

Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Coromandel , after the Coromandel Coast of India:* was a 56-gun fourth rate, previously the ex-Indiaman Winterton....
, which sailed into the harbour in 1820. At one time it was a major port serving the peninsula's gold
Gold

Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and atomic number 79. It is a highly sought-after precious metal, having been used as money, as a store of value, in jewelry, in sculpture, and for ornamentation since the beginning of recorded history....
 mining and kauri industries.






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Coromandel is the name of a town and harbour on the western side of the Coromandel Peninsula
Coromandel Peninsula

The Coromandel Peninsula lies in the North Island of New Zealand. It is part of the Waikato region and extends 85 kilometres north from the western end of the Bay of Plenty, forming a natural barrier to protect the Hauraki Gulf and the Firth of Thames in the west from the Pacific Ocean to the east....
, which is on the east coast of the North Island
North Island

The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, the other being the South Island. The island is 113,729 square km in area, making it the List of islands by area....
 of New Zealand
New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous Islands of New Zealand, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands....
. They are 75 kilometres east of the city of Auckland
Auckland

The Auckland metropolitan area or Greater Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban areas of New Zealand with over 1.3 million residents, percent of the country's population....
, although the road between them, which winds around the Firth of Thames
Firth of Thames

The Firth of Thames is a large Headlands and bays located in the north of the North Island of New Zealand. It is the firth of the rivers Waihou River and Piako River, the former of which was formerly named the Thames River, and the town of Thames, New Zealand lies on its southeastern coast....
 and Hauraki Gulf
Hauraki Gulf

The Hauraki Gulf is a coastal feature of the North Island of New Zealand. It has a total area of 4000 km?, and lies between the Auckland Region, the Coromandel Peninsula, and the Hauraki Plains....
 coasts, is 190 km long.

The town was named after the peninsula, which was named after HMS Coromandel
HMS Coromandel

Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Coromandel , after the Coromandel Coast of India:* was a 56-gun fourth rate, previously the ex-Indiaman Winterton....
, which sailed into the harbour in 1820. At one time it was a major port serving the peninsula's gold
Gold

Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and atomic number 79. It is a highly sought-after precious metal, having been used as money, as a store of value, in jewelry, in sculpture, and for ornamentation since the beginning of recorded history....
 mining and kauri industries. Today, the town's main industries are tourism
Tourism

Tourism is travel for recreational or leisure purposes. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people who "travel to and stay in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes not related to the exercise of an activity remunerated from...
 and mussel
Mussel

The common name mussel is used for members of several different families of clams or bivalve molluscs, from both saltwater and freshwater habitats....
 farming.

Coromandel Harbour is a wide bay on the Hauraki Gulf guarded by several islands, of which the largest is Whanganui Island
Whanganui Island

Whanganui Island is the largest of a small group of islands at the entrance to Coromandel, New Zealand harbour in the Hauraki Gulf, off the coast of New Zealand's North Island....
.

The town and environs are a popular summer holiday destination for New Zealanders. Coromandel is noted for its artists, crafts, alternative lifestylers
Alternative lifestyle

An alternative lifestyle is a lifestyle generally perceived to be outside the cultural Norm . Usually, but not always, it implies an affinity or identification within some matching subculture ....
, mussel farming, and recreational fishing. The population was 1476 in the 2006 Census, an increase of 39 from 2001.

Education

Coromandel Area School is a state composite (years 1-13) school with a decile rating of 3 and a roll of 304.

Coromandel Rudolf Steiner School is a private full primary (years 1-8) school with a roll of 14.

Both schools are coeducational.