Diego Martin (region) explained

Diego Martin
Official Name:Borough of Diego Martin
Settlement Type:Borough
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Trinidad and Tobago
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:13 September 1990[1]
Governing Body:Diego Martin Borough Corporation
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Alderman Akeliah Glasgow-Warner
Area Total Km2:126
Population Total:150,000
Population As Of:2020
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:AST
Utc Offset1:-4
Established Title1:Established as a Borough
Established Date1:20th June 2023

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 Borough Corporation (formerly known as the Diego Martin Regional Corporation).

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, would be elevated to borough status in 2021. Both Diego Martin and Siparia were declared boroughs in 2023.

In the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago, Miscellaneous Provisions (Establishment of the Borough of Diego Martin and the Borough of Siparia) Act, No. 6 or 2023 was assented to and enacted by Parliament on June 09, 2023 and same was proclaimed into operation by Her Excellency Christine Carla Kangaloo, President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, on June 20, 2023.

Demographics

Ancestry

Diego Martin racial breakdown
Racial composition 2011[2]
42.9%
26.9%
9.3%
8.5%
4.7%
1%
0.1%
0.5%
Other 0.5%
Not stated 5.2%

Elected Areas (Districts)

References

https://newsday.co.tt/2020/11/24/mp-corporation-chair-optimistic-about-diego-martin-borough-status/

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Act No. 21 of 1990 . DIGITAL LEGISLATIVE LIBRARY . Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago . 28 May 2021.
  2. Web site: NON-INSTITUTIONAL POPULATION BY SEX, AGE GROUP, ETHNIC GROUP AND MUNICIPALITY. Central Statistical Office. 2017-12-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20171019211618/https://guardian.co.tt/sites/default/files/story/2011_DemographicReport.pdf. 2017-10-19. dead.