Coromandel is a Brazilian municipality, located in the southeast region of the country, in the state of Minas Gerais. Its population is over 28,000 people according to the 2004 census. The municipality (município) of Coromandel is located 495 km from the state capital Belo Horizonte, and 673 km from São Paulo. 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.