Tunapuna-Piarco Regional Corporation

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Tunapuna-Piarco
Location of Tunapuna-Piarco
Area 527.23 km²
Time zone (UTC-4)
Population
2000
Density

203,975
370/km²
Government
Governing body
Chairman

Tunapuna-Piarco Regional Corporation
Patricia Mejias

Tunapuna-Piarco Regional Corporation is a local government body in Trinidad and Tobago. It is one of nine Regional Corporations in Trinidad which replaced the system of Counties as local government bodies in 1992. It is the largest by population of all the Regional Corporations. It contains the western end of the densely populated East-West Corridor. The population is diverse.

The Tunapuna-Piarco Regional Corporation is headquartered in Tunapuna. Other towns include Arouca, Blanchisseuse, Curepe, St. Augustine, Trincity, and Piarco. The Borough of Arima is completely surrounded by the Tunapuna-Piarco Regional Corporation. Trinidad's main airport, Piarco International Airport, is located here.

  • Maracas/St. Joseph
  • Lopinot/Five Rivers
  • Caura/Paradise/Tacarigua
  • Bon Air/Arouca/Cane Farm
  • Auzoniville/St Benidict
  • Macoya/Trincity
  • Valsayn North/Curepe/Pasea
  • Valsayn South/Caparo
  • St. Helena/Warrenville
  • Mausica/Maloney
  • La Florissante/Cleaver
  • Blanchisseuse/Santa Rosa
  • Wallerfield/La Horquetta
  • Curepe.

[edit] Businesses in Tunapuna-Piarco Regional Corporation area

  • Home Construction Limited
  • Trincity Industrial Estate
  • Airports Authority Trinidad and Tobago
  • Trincity Mall
  • CLICO
  • João Havelange Centre of Excellence
  • Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards


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Local Government in Trinidad and Tobago
Regional Corporations - Couva-Tabaquite-Talparo - Diego Martin - Penal-Debe - Princes Town - Rio Claro-Mayaro - San Juan-Laventille - Sangre Grande - Siparia - Tunapuna-Piarco
Boroughs and Cities - Borough of Arima - Borough of Chaguanas - City of Port of Spain - Borough of Point Fortin - City of San Fernando
Tobago House of Assembly
Counties (historic) - Caroni - Mayaro - Nariva - Saint Andrew - Saint David - Saint George - Saint Patrick - Victoria
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