Arouca, Trinidad and Tobago
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Arouca is a town in the East-West Corridor of Trinidad and Tobago located 19 km (12 miles) east of Port of Spain, along the Eastern Main Road. It is located west of Arima and east of Tunapuna and Tacarigua. Arouca may be a corruption of Arauca, an Amerindian tribe.
It mainly compromises of residential housing. There is the Bon Air Primary School, Arouca Anglican, Arouca Girl R.C and Arouca Government Primary Schools. There is one newly built secondary school- Bon Air High School.
Golden Grove Prison is located in Arouca.
[edit] References
- Anthony, Michael (2001). Historical Dictionary of Trinidad and Tobago. Scarecrow Press, Inc. Lanham, Md., and London. ISBN 0-8108-3173-2.
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