Regions and municipalities of Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago is divided into nine regions, three boroughs, two city corporations and one ward.

Regions, municipalities and wards of Trinidad and Tobago
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Number15
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Trinidad

The following are the municipalities and regions created after the amendment of Act No.8 of 1992:[1][2]

Municipalities of Trinidad
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
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]

Regions
Dissolved RegionsConsolidated Region
CouvaCouva–Tabaquite–Talparo
Tabaquite–Talparo
MayaroMayaro–Rio Claro
Rio Claro
TunapunaTunapuna–Piarco
Piarco
San JuanSan 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, Saint David, Saint George, Saint John, Saint Mary, Saint Patrick and Saint Paul). 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 15 local electoral districts since 2021, previously 12 districts, with each district electing one Assemblyman to the THA.

No. Electoral districts[6]
1 Bagatelle/Bacolet
2 Belle Garden/Glamorgan
3 Bethel/New Grange
4 Bethesda/Les Coteaux
5 Bon Accord/Crown Point
6 Buccoo/Mt. Pleasant
7 Darrel Spring/Whim
8 Lambeau/ Lowlands
9 Mason Hall/Moriah
10 Mt. St. George/Goodwood
11 Parlatuvier/L’Anse Fourmi/Speyside
12 Plymouth/Black Rock
13 Roxborough/Argyle
14 Scarborough/Mt. Grace
15 Signal Hill/Patience Hill

See also

Notes
  1. "Act No. 21 of 1990". DIGITAL LEGISLATIVE LIBRARY. Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  2. "Act No.8 of 1992". DIGITAL LEGISLATIVE LIBRARY. Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  3. Trinidad and Tobago 2011 Population and Housing Census Demographic Report (PDF) (Report). Trinidad and Tobago Central Statistical Office. p. 26. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  4. Trinidad and Tobago 2011 Population and Housing Census Demographic Report (PDF) (Report). Trinidad and Tobago Central Statistical Office. p. 5. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  5. Trinidad and Tobago 2011 Population and Housing Census Demographic Report (PDF) (Report). Trinidad and Tobago Central Statistical Office. p. 5. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  6. "Overview | Elections And Boundaries Commission". Retrieved 2 May 2022.

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