Penal–Debe Explained

Penal–Debe
Motto:Foward in Unity
Official Name:Penal–Debe Regional Corporation
Other Name:PDRC
Settlement Type:Region
Coordinates:10.169°N -61.431°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Trinidad and Tobago
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:13 September 1990[1]
Governing Body:Penal–Debe Regional Corporation
Leader Title:Chairman
Leader Name:Gowtam Maharaj
Area Total Km2:246.91
Population Total:89,392
Population As Of:2011 census
Population Density Km2:363
Timezone1:AST
Utc Offset1:-4
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Penal

Penal–Debe region is a region of Trinidad. The local government body is Penal–Debe Regional Corporation, a Regional Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago. The region has a land area of 246.91 km². Urban areas within Penal–Debe include Penal, where the corporation is headquartered, and Debe. The region is noted as a heartland of Indo-Trinidadian culture with Indians making up the vast majority of the region at 71% and the largest religion in the region being Hinduism at 43%.[2] [3]

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. Trinidad and Tobago 2011 Population and Housing Census Demographic Report. Trinidad and Tobago Central Statistical Office. 2019-08-20.
  3. https://pdrctt.org/nature-of-the-pdrc/