Regions and municipalities of Trinidad and Tobago
Regions, municipalities and wards of Trinidad and Tobago | |
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Location | Trinidad and Tobago |
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Number | 15 |
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Trinidad and Tobago is divided into nine regional corporation, three boroughs, two city corporations and one ward.
Trinidad[]
The following are the municipalities and regions created after the amendment of Act No.8 of 1992:[1][2]
Municipalities of Trinidad | ||||||
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Municipality | Status | Land area[3] | Population (2011)[4] |
Population density[3] | ||
km2 | sq mi | /km2 | /sq mi | |||
Port of Spain | City | 12 | 4.6 | 37,074 | 3,090 | 8,000 |
San Fernando | City | 19 | 7.3 | 48,838 | 2,570 | 6,700 |
Chaguanas | Borough | 59 | 23 | 83,516 | 1,416 | 3,670 |
Arima | Borough | 12 | 4.6 | 33,606 | 2,801 | 7,250 |
Point Fortin | Borough | 25 | 9.7 | 20,235 | 809 | 2,100 |
Regions of Trinidad | ||||||
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Region | Land area[3] | Population (2011)[5] |
Population density[3] | Regional Capital | ||
km2 | sq mi | /km2 | /sq mi | |||
Couva–Tabaquite–Talparo | 723 | 279 | 178,410 | 247 | 640 | Couva |
Diego Martin | 126 | 49 | 102,957 | 817 | 2,120 | Diego Martin |
Mayaro–Rio Claro | 814 | 314 | 35,650 | 44 | 110 | Rio Claro |
Penal–Debe | 246 | 95 | 89,392 | 363 | 940 | Penal |
Princes Town | 620 | 240 | 102,375 | 165 | 430 | Princes Town |
San Juan–Laventille | 239 | 92 | 157,258 | 658 | 1,700 | San Juan |
Sangre Grande | 927 | 358 | 75,766 | 82 | 210 | Sangre Grande |
Siparia | 495 | 191 | 86,949 | 176 | 460 | Siparia |
Tunapuna–Piarco | 510 | 200 | 215,119 | 422 | 1,090 | Tunapuna |
The following regions were merged after the amendment of Act No.8 of 1992:[2]
Dissolved Regions | Consolidated Region |
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Couva | Couva–Tabaquite–Talparo |
Tabaquite–Talparo | |
Mayaro | Mayaro–Rio Claro |
Rio Claro | |
Tunapuna | Tunapuna–Piarco |
Piarco | |
San Juan | San Juan–Laventille |
Laventille |
Before 1990 Trinidad was divided into eight counties.
Tobago[]
Tobago is a ward of Trinidad and Tobago and is governed locally by the Tobago House of Assembly.
Historically, Tobago was divided into seven parishes (Saint Andrew, , , , , and ). In 1768 each parish of Tobago had nominated representatives to the Tobago House of Assembly. On 20 October 1889 the British crown implemented a Royal Order in Council constituting Tobago as a ward of Trinidad, thus terminating local government on Tobago and formed a unified colony government.
In 1945 when the county council system was first introduced, Tobago was administered as a single county of Trinidad.
In 1980 provisions were made for the Tobago House of Assembly to be revived as an entity providing local government in Tobago. Under the revived system, Tobago is made up of 12 local electoral districts with each district electing one Assemblyman to the THA.
No. | Electoral districts[6] |
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1 | Bacolet / Mount St. George |
2 | Goodwood / |
3 | Bethel / Mt. Irvine |
4 | Black Rock / Whim / Spring Garden |
5 | Buccoo / Mount Pleasant |
6 | Canaan / |
7 | Lambeau / Signal Hill |
8 | Parlatuvier / L'Anse Fourmi / Speyside |
9 | Plymouth / Golden Lane |
10 | Providence / Mason Hall / Moriah |
11 | Belle Garden East / Roxborough / Delaford |
12 | Scarborough / Calder Hall |
See also[]
- ISO 3166-2:TT
- List of Caribbean First-level Subdivisions by Total Area
- Commonwealth Local Government Forum-Americas
Notes[]
- ^ "Act No. 21 of 1990". DIGITAL LEGISLATIVE LIBRARY. Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Act No.8 of 1992". DIGITAL LEGISLATIVE LIBRARY. Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d Trinidad and Tobago 2011 Population and Housing Census Demographic Report (PDF) (Report). Trinidad and Tobago Central Statistical Office. p. 26. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ Trinidad and Tobago 2011 Population and Housing Census Demographic Report (PDF) (Report). Trinidad and Tobago Central Statistical Office. p. 5. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ Trinidad and Tobago 2011 Population and Housing Census Demographic Report (PDF) (Report). Trinidad and Tobago Central Statistical Office. p. 5. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ Electoral Districts in the Electoral Area of Tobago in relation to Tobago House of Assembly Elections, Elections & Boundaries Commission of T&T
References[]
- 2000 Census: Total Population by Sex, Sex Ratio and Area 2000
- Min. of Public Administration; Gov't. Information Service (2009). "Local Government in Trinidad and Tobago". NALIS. Archived from the original on 12 June 2010. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
- Dupont, Jerry (2001). "Trinidad and Tobago". The common law abroad: constitutional and legal legacy of the British empire. William S. Hein Publishing. pp. 295–303. ISBN 0-8377-3125-9. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
- Julien, Joel. "T&T goes to the polls again". Trinidad and Tobago Express. Archived from the original on 30 July 2010.
External links[]
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