Regional Corporations and municipalities of Trinidad and Tobago
Location
Trinidad and Tobago
Number
14
Trinidad [ edit ]
Regional corporations and municipalities of Trinidad
Corporation
Area
Population
Population density
Urban centres
km²
sq mi
/km²
/sq mi
Port of Spain City Corporation
13.45
5.19
49,031
3,650
9,500
Port of Spain
San Fernando City Corporation
18.64
7.20
55,419
2,970
7,700
San Fernando , Marabella
Chaguanas Borough Corporation
59.65
23.03
67,433
1,130
2,900
Chaguanas , Cunupia , Endeavour , Felicity , Montrose
Arima Borough Corporation
11.15
4.31
32,278
2,890
7,500
Arima
Point Fortin Borough Corporation
23.88
9.22
19,056
800
2,100
Point Fortin , Guapo , Teschier
Couva-Tabaquite-Talparo Regional Corporation
719.64
277.85
162,779
230
600
Claxton Bay , Couva , Point Lisas , St. Mary's , Tabaquite , Talparo
Diego Martin Regional Corporation
127.53
49.24
105,720
830
2,100
Carenage , Diego Martin , Maraval , Westmoorings
Penal-Debe Regional Corporation
246.91
95.33
83,609
340
880
Penal , Debe
Princes Town Regional Corporation
621.35
239.90
91,947
150
390
Moruga , Princes Town
Rio Claro-Mayaro Regional Corporation
852.81
329.27
33,480
40
100
Mayaro , Rio Claro , Guayaguayare
San Juan-Laventille Regional Corporation
220.39
85.09
157,295
710
1,800
Barataria , Laventille , Morvant , St. Joseph , San Juan
Sangre Grande Regional Corporation
898.94
347.08
64,343
70
180
Guaico , Sangre Grande , Toco , Valencia
Siparia Regional Corporation
510.48
197.10
81,917
160
410
Cedros , Fyzabad , La Brea , Santa Flora , Siparia
Tunapuna-Piarco Regional Corporation
527.23
203.56
203,975
370
960
Arouca , Curepe , Piarco , St. Augustine , Trincity , Tunapuna
Historically, Trinidad was divided into eight counties .
Tobago 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 12 local electoral districts with each district electing one Assemblyman to the THA.
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