Princes Town (region) explained

Princes Town
Official Name:Region of Princes Town
Other Name:PTRC
Settlement Type:Region
Motto:Serving with Commitment and Compassion.
Image Blank Emblem:PrincesTownRC.png
Blank Emblem Type:logo
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous Region
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:South Trinidad
Subdivision Type3:Counties
Subdivision Name3:Victoria
Subdivision Type4:Coastline
Subdivision Name4:Columbus Channel
Seat:Princes Town
Seat Type:Capital
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:13 September 1990[1]
Area Total Km2:620
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:102,375
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:Atlantic Standard Time
Utc Offset1:-4
Timezone1 Dst:No daylight saving time
Utc Offset1 Dst:-4
Area Code:+1 (868) 650, 654, 655, 656. 832
Iso Code:TT-PRT

Princes Town is a region of Trinidad and Tobago. The local government body is Princes Town Regional Corporation, a Regional Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago. The region has a land area of 620 km2. The Princes Town Regional Corporation is headquartered in Princes Town.

Electoral Districts in Princes Town Regional Corporation are:[2]

It falls within the constituencies of Naparima, Princes Town, Moruga/Tableland and San Fernando East.

External links

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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: Seventh Report of the Elections and Boundaries Commission under the Municipal Corporations Act, 1990 and the Election and Boundaries Commission (Local Government) Act Chapter 25:50 for the Purposes of Local Government Elections . TTParliament.org . 2017-07-11.