Diego Martin is a
Region of Trinidad and Tobago. The region has a land area of 127.53 kmĀ². Urban areas within the region include
Carenage
Carenage is a town in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. It is located in northwestern Trinidad, and is administered by the Diego Martin Regional Corporation. Located close to Chaguaramas, it is more of a residential area than a commercial or i ...
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Diego Martin
Diego Martin is a town and is the urban commercial center and capital of the Diego Martin region in Trinidad and Tobago. Its location in the region is just on the south eastern border, west of the capital city of Port of Spain and east of the to ...
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Maraval
Maraval is one of the northern suburbs of Trinidad's capital, Port of Spain, a valley in northern Trinidad in Trinidad and Tobago. It is situated at the bottom of the hills of Paramin and located east of the Diego Martin valley to which it is conn ...
and parts of
Saint James. The local government body is the Diego Martin Regional Corporation.
On Thursday 19 November 2020, while addressing the public on the re-opening of the Diego Martin South Community Centre, Prime Minister and MP for Diego Martin West Dr
Keith Rowley
Keith Christopher Rowley (born 24 October 1949) is a Trinidadian and Tobagonian politician serving as the seventh prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago, first elected into office on 9 September 2015 and again following the 2020 general electi ...
announced that Diego Martin, along with
Siparia
Siparia is a town in southern Trinidad, in Trinidad and Tobago, south of San Fernando, southwest of Penal and Debe and southeast of Fyzabad. Also called "The Sand City", it was originally a non-Mission Amerindian settlement. Siparia grew to be th ...
, will be elevated to borough status in 2021.
Demographics
Ancestry
Elected Areas
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Alyce Glen/Petit Valley Alyce is a feminine given name.
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* Allyce Beasley (born 1954), American actress and comedienne
* Alyce Clarke (born 1939), American politician
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Glencoe/Goodwood/La Puerta
* Moka/Boissiere #2
* St. Lucien/Cameron
* Bagatelle/Blue Basin
* Covigne/Rich Plain
* Diamond Vale
* Cocorite/Petit Valley
* Belle Vue/Boisierre #1
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Chaguaramas/Point Cumana
References
Local Government Corporations from Nalis, the National Library and Information Service of Trinidad and Tobago.
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https://newsday.co.tt/2020/11/24/mp-corporation-chair-optimistic-about-diego-martin-borough-status/
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Regions of Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad (island)