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Saint James | |
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District | |
Coordinates: 10°40′N 61°31′W / 10.667°N 61.517°W | |
Country | Trinidad and Tobago |
City | Port of Spain |
Named for | Saint James the Great |
Government | |
• Mayor | Joel Martinez (Mayor of Port of Spain) |
• Governing body | Port of Spain City Corporation |
Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Saint James is a district of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. Port of Spain's last major municipal expansion occurred in 1938, when the St. James district north of Woodbrook and west of St. Clair was incorporated into the city limits. In the late 19th century, Indian indentured labourers on nearby sugar estates established houses here, and St. James gradually became the centre of Port of Spain's Indian population, with many streets named after cities and districts in British India. Western Main Road, the area's major thoroughfare, has long been the city's main nightlife district, sometimes nicknamed "the city that never sleeps".
Long Circular Road, which curves north from Western Main Road then east to meet Maraval Road, forms part of the city boundary. Its "circle" encloses Flagstaff Hill, a small rise with the US ambassador's residence at its summit, which lends its name to an area of apartment buildings at its southern foot.
South of St. James and near the seashore at Invaders Bay is Mucurapo, a mostly residential district which also contains the city's second-largest cemetery.