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Victoria County, Trinidad And Tobago
Victoria was a county on Trinidad island in Trinidad and Tobago. The county of Victoria was named in honour of Queen Victoria during the colonial period. Geography Victoria County covers 813 km2 (314 mi2). The county is bordered on the north by Caroni County, the south by Saint Patrick County, and in the east by Mayaro County and Nariva County. To the west its shores are on the Gulf of Paria. The county is divided into five wards: * Pointe-à-Pierre Pointe-à-Pierre ( ) is a town in Trinidad and Tobago. It lies north of San Fernando and south of Claxton Bay. It is most famous as the site of the country's largest (and now, only) oil refinery which used to be run by Petrotrin, the state-ow ... * Naparima * Savanna Grande * Ortoire * Moruga The major towns in Victoria County include: * San Fernando * Princes Town * Debe Local government Prior to 1990 local government was administered by the Victoria County Council and the San Fernando City Corporation (the San Fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County
A county () is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesL. Brookes (ed.) '' Chambers Dictionary''. Edinburgh: Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, 2005. in some nations. The term is derived from the Old French denoting a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count (earl) or, in his stead, a viscount (''vicomte'').C. W. Onions (Ed.) ''The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology''. Oxford University Press, 1966. Literal equivalents in other languages, derived from the equivalent of "count", are now seldom used officially, including , , , , , , , and Slavic '' zhupa''; terms equivalent to 'commune' or 'community' are now often instead used. When the Normans conquered England, they brought the term with them. Although there were at first no counts, ''vicomtes'' or counties in Anglo-Norman England, the earlier Anglo-Saxons did have earls, sheriffs and shires. The shires were the districts that became the historic counties of England, and given the same ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moruga
The village of Moruga lies on the central south coast of Trinidad at the western end of the Trinity Hills. It is in Princes Town region and is served by the Princes Town Regional Corporation. The village is close to Trinidad's oil reserves, and that and fishing are the area's main economies with some of the residents of the community working in the region's capital Princes Town and San Fernando. It is somewhat of a rural dormitory district for these larger urban areas. Moruga was in the national news in 1998 when a historic bridge near the town collapsed as a van was being driven over it (there were no fatalities). The main communities within the Moruga district (heading south from Princes Town) are Indian Walk, Fifth Company, Preau (St Mary's), Cachipe, Rock River, Basse Terre, Bois Jean Jean, Grand Chemin, La Lune and Marac, with the last three communities located on the coast. Basse Terre has the largest population and Grand Chemin is the location of the major government bui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Counties Of Trinidad And Tobago
The counties of Trinidad and Tobago are historic administrative divisions of Trinidad and Tobago. Trinidad was divided into eight counties, and these counties were subdivided into wards. Tobago was administered as a ward of Saint David County. The counties are: * Caroni * Mayaro * Nariva * Saint Andrew * Saint David * Saint George * Saint Patrick * Victoria Prior to reform of the system in the early 1990s these counties functioned as the administrative bodies for local government with the following modifications: *Saint George was divided into Saint George East, Saint George West, the City of Port of Spain and the Royal Chartered Borough of Arima. *The Borough (City after 1988) of San Fernando was separated from County Victoria. *After 1980 the Republic Borough of Point Fortin was separated from County Saint Patrick. *Saint Andrew and Saint David were combined under a single county council. *Nariva and Mayaro were combined under a single county council. *Since its establ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penal–Debe Regional Corporation
Penal–Debe region is a region of Trinidad. The local government body is Penal–Debe Regional Corporation, a Regional Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago. The region has a land area of 246.91 km². Urban areas within Penal–Debe include Penal, where the corporation is headquartered, and Debe. The region is noted as a heartland of Indo-Trinidadian culture with Indians making up the vast majority of the region at 71% and the largest religion in the region being Hinduism Hinduism () is an Hypernymy and hyponymy, umbrella term for a range of Indian religions, Indian List of religions and spiritual traditions#Indian religions, religious and spiritual traditions (Sampradaya, ''sampradaya''s) that are unified ... at 43%. References External links * Regions of Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad (island) {{Trinidad-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Couva–Tabaquite–Talparo Regional Corporation
Couva–Tabaquite–Talparo is one of the nine regions of Trinidad and Tobago, and one of the five regions which form the Gulf of Paria coastline on Trinidad's West Coast. Its regional capital and commercial center is Couva. Couva–Tabaquite–Talparo is the third-largest of Trinidad and Tobago's nine regions, with an area of . As of 2011, the population was 178,410. The region is the second-most populous and fourth-least-densely populated region in Trinidad with . Couva–Tabaquite–Talparo is bordered by the Gulf of Paria to the west, the Borough of Chaguanas to the north-west, Tunapuna–Piarco region to the north, Sangre Grande and Mayaro–Rio Claro to the east, Princes Town to the south and the City of San Fernando to the south-west. The region is directly adjacent to the Venezuelan state of Monagas to west separated by the Gulf of Paria. Geography Couva–Tabaquite–Talparo is Trinidad and Tobago's third largest region in area after Sangre Grande and Rio Claro–May ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princes Town Regional Corporation
Princes Town is a region of Trinidad and Tobago. The local government body is Princes Town Regional Corporation, a Regional Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago. The region has a land area of 620 km2. The Princes Town Regional Corporation is headquartered in Princes Town. Electoral Districts in Princes Town Regional Corporation are: * Ben Lomond/Hardbargain/Williamsville * Corinth/Cedar Hill * Fifth Company * Hindustan/St. Marys * Inverness/Princes Town South * Lengua/Indian Walk * Moruga * New Grant/Tableland * Reform/Manahambre * St. Juliens/Princes Town North It falls within the constituencies of Naparima, Princes Town Princes Town (originally founded as Savana Grande) is a town within an eponymous region, located on south-Central Trinidad island in Trinidad and Tobago. The population of the town is 28,335. History Founded as the Amerindian '' Mission of S ..., Moruga/Tableland and San Fernando East. References External links Official Website of the Prin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Debe
Debe (or Débé) is a town in south Trinidad located in the region of Penal–Debe. Debe has grown from a small settlement into a key transit point which as has merged to some extent with Penal. A denomination high school was established by the Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha (Parvati Girls College). Debe had initially gained importance as a train stop during sugar cane production. However with the closure of the sugar industry Debe continued to be widely known for doubles and other delicacies. The area has also gained prominence for its wholesale marketing of agricultural produce in government managed Namdevco, which is the largest wholesale market in the country. Chutney music is believed to have originated in the Barrackpore-Debe-Penal area. In 2013 the Sir Solomon Hochoy Highway extension to Debe was successfully opened to intersect with the SS Erin Main Road and the M2 Ring Road making the area a key transit point. In 2012 construction begun on the south campus of the University ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princes Town
Princes Town (originally founded as Savana Grande) is a town within an eponymous region, located on south-Central Trinidad island in Trinidad and Tobago. The population of the town is 28,335. History Founded as the Amerindian '' Mission of Savana Grande'', the town was renamed after the 1880 visit by Queen Victoria's grandsons, Prince Albert and Prince George (later King George V). The Princes each planted a Poui tree (''Tabebuia'' sp.) at the Anglican church in the area, which still survives to this day. The sugar industry that had helped to build the economy of Princes Town was closed in 2003, leaving hundreds of workers on the breadline. With the closure of the industry, there was a decline in activities in the town as well as the surrounding estates. In the area of culture, the early East Indian families brought to Cedar Hill Village, a village on the outskirts of the town centre, the festival of Ramleela. Cedar Hill is generally regarded as the first village where ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Fernando, Trinidad And Tobago
San Fernando, officially the City of San Fernando, is the most populous city and second most populous municipality in Trinidad and Tobago, after Chaguanas. Sando, as it is known to many local Trinidadians, occupies 19 km2 and is located in the southwestern part of the island of Trinidad. It is bounded to the north by the Guaracara River, the south by the Oropouche River, the east by the Sir Solomon Hochoy Highway, and the west by the Gulf of Paria. The former borough was elevated to the status of a city corporation on 18 November 1988. The motto of San Fernando is: ''"Sanitas Fortis"'' - ''In a Healthy Environment We Will Find Strength''. San Fernando is called Trinidad and Tobago's "industrial capital" because of its proximity to the Pointe-à-Pierre oil refinery and many other petrochemical, LNG, iron and steel and aluminium smelters in places such as Point Lisas in Couva, Point Fortin, and La Brea. Geography Of Trinidad and Tobago San Fernando is a coastal city. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ortoire (ward)
Ortoire may refer to: *Ortoire (archaeological site), the archaeological type site for the Ortoiroid people *Ortoire Block, an oil and gas exploration area *Ortoire (village), a village in Mayaro County on Trinidad Island *Ortoire Municipal Corporation, a political subdivision of Mayaro–Rio Claro Regional Corporation *Ortoire River, a river on Trinidad and Tobago *Ortoire syncline, a geologic feature in Ortoire Block, an oil and gas exploration area in the Mayaro–Rio Claro region of Trinidad *Ortoire (ward), a section of Victoria County, Trinidad and Tobago See also *Ortoiroid people {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trinidad
Trinidad is the larger, more populous island of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the country. The island lies off the northeastern coast of Venezuela and sits on the continental shelf of South America. It is the southernmost island in the Caribbean. With an area of , it is also the fifth-largest in the Caribbean. Name The original name for the island in the Arawakan languages was which meant "Land of the Hummingbird". Christopher Columbus renamed it ('The Island of the Trinity'), fulfilling a vow he had made before setting out on his third voyage. This has since been shortened to ''Trinidad''. Indo-Trinidadians called the island चीनीदत्त , 𑂒𑂲𑂢𑂲𑂠𑂞𑂹𑂞 , , ''Chinidat'' or ''Chinidad'' in Trinidadian Hindustani which translated to the land of sugar. The usage of the term goes back to the 19th century when recruiters from India would call the island ''Chinidat'' as a way of luring workers into indentureship. On Tuesday, 31 Jul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
