Cumuto Explained

Official Name:Cumuto
Settlement Type:Town
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Trinidad and Tobago
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Sangre Grande
Unit Pref:Metric
Timezone:AST
Utc Offset:-4

Cumuto is a town and district in Trinidad. Cumuto is east of Sangre Grande and south of Arima. It is within the Sangre Grande region.

Between 1940 and 1956 much of Cumuto was part of the American army base known either as Fort Read or Wallerfield; the area was leased to the United States as part of the Destroyers for Bases Agreement.

Cumuto is the site of the Aripo Savannas Scientific Reserve, an area which contains one of the last remaining areas of natural savanna in Trinidad and Tobago.

Notable residents

10.5833°N 61.2°W