Trinidad and Tobago is divided into seven regions, five boroughs, two cities and one ward.
Trinidad The following are the municipalities and regions created after the amendment of Act No. 8 of 1992:
Municipalities of TrinidadMunicipalityStatusLand areaPopulation(2011)Population density km2 sq mi /km2 /sq mi Port of Spain City 37,074 San Fernando City 48,838 Chaguanas Borough 83,516 Arima Borough 33,606 Point Fortin Borough 20,235 Diego MartinBorough 102,957 SipariaBorough 86,949 Regions of TrinidadRegionLand areaPopulation(2011)Population densityRegional Capital km2 sq mi /km2 /sq mi Couva–Tabaquite–Talparo 178,410 Couva Mayaro–Rio Claro 35,650 Rio Claro Penal–Debe 89,392 Penal Princes Town 102,375 Princes Town San Juan–Laventille 157,258 San Juan Sangre Grande 75,766 Sangre Grande Tunapuna–Piarco 215,119 Tunapuna
The following regions were merged after the amendment of Act No. 8 of 1992:
+ Regions Dissolved Regions Consolidated Region Couva Couva–Tabaquite–Talparo Tabaquite–Talparo Mayaro Mayaro–Rio Claro Rio Claro Tunapuna Tunapuna–Piarco Piarco San Juan San 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 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 Rock13Roxborough/Argyle14Scarborough/Mt. Grace15Signal Hill/Patience Hill
See also ISO 3166-2:TT List of Caribbean First-level Subdivisions by Total Area Commonwealth Local Government Forum-Americas
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References 2000 Census: Total Population by Sex, Sex Ratio and Area 2000
External links Ministry of Local Government Website San Fernando City Corporation
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