Coromandel, New Zealand

Coromandel is a small village of 1000 inhabitants on the peninsula in the north of New Zealand. It lies on the coast of the Firth of Thames in the Wilson Bay and is a weekend retreat place for the people of Auckland. Administratively it belongs to the Thames - Coromandel District.

The name of the city dates back to the British ship HMS Coromandel which anchored the first time in 1820 here to claim this precious for navigation kauri on board. 1853 was first found in Coromandel from the woodcutter Charles Ringgold. With the establishment of the Martha mine at Waihi in 1879 began the Gold Rush, to the culmination of Coromandel had about 10,000 inhabitants.

At the 2006 census the city had with 1476 recorded an increase of 39 residents since 2001.

The town has a small harbor, which is predominantly used by sailors. At the entrance to the harbor is a small archipelago that contains, among with the islands of Whanganui, Motutapere, Motuoruhi, Rangipukea and Waimate.

Today Coromandel is famous for its handicrafts and tourism.