Princes Town (region)
Princes Town
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| Region of Princes Town | |
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| Motto(s): Serving with Commitment and Compassion. | |
 Location of Princes Town in Trinidad | |
| Country |  Trinidad and Tobago |
| Region | South Trinidad |
| Counties | Victoria |
| Coastline | Columbus Channel |
| Founded | 13 September 1990[1] |
| Capital | Princes Town |
| Area | |
| • Total | 620 km2 (240 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 102,375 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (Atlantic Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (No daylight saving time) |
| Area code(s) | +1 (868) 650, 654, 655, 656. 832 |
| ISO 3166 code | TT-PRT |
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:[2]
- 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, Moruga/Tableland and San Fernando East.
References
[edit]- ^ "Act No. 21 of 1990". DIGITAL LEGISLATIVE LIBRARY. Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ "Seventh Report of the Elections and Boundaries Commission under the Municipal Corporations Act, 1990 and the Election and Boundaries Commission (Local Government) Act Chapter 25:50 for the Purposes of Local Government Elections" (PDF). TTParliament.org. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
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