[3] It is 75 kilometres east of the city of Auckland, although the road between them, which winds around the Firth of Thames and Hauraki Gulf coasts, is 190 km long.

[4] At one time Coromandel Harbour was a major port serving the region's gold mining and kauri industries.

Today, the town's main industries are tourism and mussel farming.

Coromandel Town is noted for its artists, crafts, alternative lifestylers, mussel farming, and recreational fishing.

The original Government plan for the town of Coromandel was for it to be built on Whanganui Island.

[12][13] In October 2020, the Government committed $276,216 from the Provincial Growth Fund to upgrade the marae, creating an estimated 8 jobs.