Barataria is a town in

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. It is east of

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and

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and west of

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. It is part of the

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Cityscape

Barataria falls under the San Juan–Laventille Regional Corporation. It is a relatively quiet residential area, home to retired and "middle classes" with streets running north–south and east–west with corresponding names, e.g. "Fifth Street". There is the usual suburban mix of churches, shops, bars and auto repair shops. It is not far from the main highways into Port of Spain direct or via the scenic Lady Young Road, and the East–West Corridor. Busy shopping areas are within walking distance. The busy bus route (

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s abound) running parallel with the eastbound highway runs next to fifth street in Barataria and the Eastern Main Road runs between second and third streets. The bus route was originally built to provide access to and from

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in case of a national emergency.

Notable people

Fitzroy Hoyte Fitzroy Hoyte (6 July 1940 – 10 September 2008) was a cyclist from Trinidad and Tobago. He competed in the sprint event at the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an int ...

, cyclist *

Angela Hunte Angela Hunte-Wisner, known by the stage name Angela Hunte, is an American-Trinidadian singer-songwriter, and producer. She is best known for being a contributing writer for Empire State of Mind, with Alicia Keys and Jay Z, a song which won he ...

, singer *

Heather Headley Heather Headley (born October 5, 1974) is a Trinidadian-born American singer, songwriter, record producer and actress. She won the 2000 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for the titular role of ''Aida''. She also won the 2010 Grammy Aw ...

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and

Tony Award The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Award, recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual cer ...

winning singer * Aditi Soondarsingh, chess player

Gallery

File:Maritime Centre.JPG, Maritime Headquarters in Barataria File:TnT San Juan Barataria RC Church.jpg, Barataria RC church

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Barataria, Trinidad And Tobago Populated places in Trinidad and Tobago