Diego Martin is a Borough of Trinidad and Tobago. The region has a land area of 127.53 km². Urban areas within the region include Carenage, Diego Martin, Maraval and parts of Saint James. The local government body is the Diego Martin Regional Corporation.
Diego Martin | |
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| Region of Diego Martin | |
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| Country | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Founded | 13 September 1990[1] |
| Government | |
| • Body | Diego Martin Regional Corporation |
| • Chairman | Alderman Sigler Jack |
| Area | |
| • Total | 126 km2 (49 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 150,000 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
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 announced that Diego Martin, along with Siparia, will be elevated to borough status in 2021.
Demographics edit
Ancestry edit
| Racial composition | 2011[2] |
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| African (Afro-Trinidadian) | 42.9% |
| Multiracial | 26.9% |
| South Asian (Indo-Trinidadian) | 9.3% |
| Dougla (South Asian and Black) | 8.5% |
| White Trinidadian | 4.7% |
| Chinese | 1% |
| Native American (Amerindian) | 0.1% |
| Arab (Syrian/Lebanese) | 0.5% |
| Other | 0.5% |
| Not stated | 5.2% |
Elected Areas edit
- Alyce Glen/Petit Valley
- 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
- Chaguaramas/Point Cumana
References edit
- ^ "Act No. 21 of 1990". DIGITAL LEGISLATIVE LIBRARY. Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ Central Statistical Office. "NON-INSTITUTIONAL POPULATION BY SEX, AGE GROUP, ETHNIC GROUP AND MUNICIPALITY" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-10-19. Retrieved 2017-12-06.
- Local Government Corporations, from Nalis, the National Library and Information Service of Trinidad and Tobago.
https://newsday.co.tt/2020/11/24/mp-corporation-chair-optimistic-about-diego-martin-borough-status/