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Regional Corporations and municipalities of Trinidad and Tobago 
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Trinidad
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
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.
See also
- ISO 3166-2:TT
References
- 2000 Census: Total Population by Sex, Sex Ratio and Area 2000
- Min. of Public Administration; Gov't. Information Service (2009) "Local Government in Trinidad and Tobago" NALIS http://www2.nalis.gov.tt/Research/SubjectGuide/GovernmentStructure/LocalGovernment/tabid/245/Default.aspx. Retrieved 26 Juiy 2010
- Dupont, Jerry (2001) "Trinidad and Tobago" The common law abroad: constitutional and legal legacy of the British empire William S. Hein Publishing pp. 295–303 ISBN 0-8-377-3125-9 http://books.google.com/books?id=pCX660FA5wMC&lpg=PA296&ots=RE3TcYPK4K&pg=PA295#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved 26 Jult 2010
- Julien, Joel (26 July 2010). "T&T goes to the polls again". Trinidad and Tobago Express. http://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/99214494.html. Retrieved 26 Jul 2010. "There are 14 municipalities comprising two cities, three boroughs and nine regional corporations up for grabs today. There are 134 electoral districts in all and a councillor has to be elected for each district."
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