Chaguanas

Chaguanas
Borough of Chaguanas
Chaguanas Main Road and Price Plaza
Chaguanas Main Road and Price Plaza
Chaguanas is located in Trinidad and Tobago
Chaguanas
Chaguanas
Location of Chaguanas, Trinidad and Tobago.
Chaguanas is located in Caribbean
Chaguanas
Chaguanas
Chaguanas (Caribbean)
Chaguanas is located in North America
Chaguanas
Chaguanas
Chaguanas (North America)
Coordinates: 10°31′N 61°24′W / 10.517°N 61.400°W / 10.517; -61.400
Country Trinidad and Tobago
JurisdictionBorough of Chaguanas
Settled1797
Borough13 September 1990
Named forChaguanes indigenous tribe
Government
 • Governing bodyChaguanas Borough Corporation
 • MayorFaaiq Mohammed (UNC)
 • Deputy MayorMarisa Vidya Ramlogan (UNC)
Borough Corporation seats8 electoral districts
House seats2/41
Area
 • Borough59 km2 (23 sq mi)
Elevation48 m (157 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Borough83,489
 • Rank1st
 • Density1,416/km2 (3,670/sq mi)
 • Urban
101,297
DemonymChaguanans
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
Postal Code
50xxxx, 52xxxx[2]
Area code(868)[3]
ISO 3166 codeTT-CHA
Telephone Exchanges665, 671, 672, 693, 829
Websitewww.chaguanasborough.com
HDI The HDI for Trinidad and Tobago is 0.814, which gives the country a rank of 19th out of 177 countries with data (2007/2008) – high

The Borough of Chaguanas is the largest municipality[4] (83,489 at the 2011 census) and fastest-growing[5][6] town in Trinidad and Tobago. Located in west-central Trinidad, south of Port of Spain, north of Couva and San Fernando, and named after the indigenous tribe who originally settled there, it grew in size due to its proximity to the Woodford Lodge sugar refinery. It remained a minor town until the 1980s when it began to grow rapidly as it drew people for its bargain shopping and moderately priced housing. Its rapid growth has seen property values increase dramatically, however.[5]

Chaguanas became a borough in 1990; prior to that, it was part of Caroni County. The current mayor is Faaiq Mohammed, and the Borough Council has historically been dominated by the United National Congress.[7] Chaguanas has also been a hub for Indo-Trinidadian and Tobagonian culture and even the broader Indo-Caribbean culture.

  1. ^ "Elevation of Chaguanas,Trinidad and Tobago Elevation Map, Topo, Contour". floodmap.net. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  2. ^ "List of Postal Districts". TTPOST. 29 July 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2018.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Trinidad & Tobago Telephone Exchange".
  4. ^ Table from 2000 Census on Central Statistical Office of Trinidad and Tobago website [1]
  5. ^ a b Chaguanas – Trinidad’s fastest growing town Archived 30 July 2020 at the Wayback Machine – Afra Raymond, 29 July 2004.
  6. ^ The Borough of Chaguanas – the Fastest Growing Commercial Centre Archived 7 November 2006 at the Wayback MachineTrinidad Guardian, 1 October 1998
  7. ^ "UNC Rules Chaguanas".