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Regions, municipalities and wards of Trinidad and Tobago
Location	Trinidad and Tobago
Created	1990
Number	15

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Trinidad and Tobago is divided into seven regions, five boroughs, two city corporations and one ward.

Trinidad

The following are the municipalities and regions created after the amendment of Act No. 8 of 1992:

The following regions were merged after the amendment of Act No. 8 of 1992:

Before 1990, Trinidad was divided into eight counties.

Tobago

Tobago is a ward of Trinidad and Tobago and is governed locally by the Tobago House of Assembly.

Historically, Tobago was divided into seven parishes (Saint Andrew, Saint David, Saint George, Saint John, Saint Mary, Saint Patrick and Saint Paul). In 1768 each parish of Tobago had nominated representatives to the Tobago House of Assembly. On 20 October 1889 the British crown implemented a Royal Order in Council constituting Tobago as a ward of Trinidad, thus terminating local government on Tobago and formed a unified colony government.

In 1945 when the county council system was first introduced, Tobago was administered as a single county of Trinidad.

In 1980 provisions were made for the Tobago House of Assembly to be revived as an entity providing local government in Tobago. Under the revived system, Tobago is made up of 15 local electoral districts since 2021, previously 12 districts, with each district electing one Assemblyman to the THA.

See also

• ISO 3166-2:TT
• List of Caribbean First-level Subdivisions by Total Area
• Commonwealth Local Government Forum-Americas

Notes

1. "Act No. 21 of 1990". DIGITAL LEGISLATIVE LIBRARY. Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
2. ^ "Act No. 8 of 1992". DIGITAL LEGISLATIVE LIBRARY. Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
3. ^ Trinidad and Tobago 2011 Population and Housing Census Demographic Report (PDF) (Report). Trinidad and Tobago Central Statistical Office. p. 26. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
4. Trinidad and Tobago 2011 Population and Housing Census Demographic Report (PDF) (Report). Trinidad and Tobago Central Statistical Office. p. 5. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
5. Trinidad and Tobago 2011 Population and Housing Census Demographic Report (PDF) (Report). Trinidad and Tobago Central Statistical Office. p. 5. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
6. "Overview | Elections And Boundaries Commission". Retrieved 2 May 2022.

References

• 2000 Census: Total Population by Sex, Sex Ratio and Area 2000
• Min. of Public Administration; Gov't. Information Service (2009). "Local Government in Trinidad and Tobago". NALIS. Archived from the original on 12 June 2010. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
• Dupont, Jerry (2001). "Trinidad and Tobago". The common law abroad: constitutional and legal legacy of the British empire. William S. Hein Publishing. pp. 295–303. ISBN 0-8377-3125-9. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
• Julien, Joel. "T&T goes to the polls again". Trinidad and Tobago Express. Archived from the original on 30 July 2010.

External links

• Ministry of Local Government Website
• San Fernando City Corporation

v t e Local government in Trinidad and Tobago
Regions	Couva–Tabaquite–Talparo Mayaro–Rio Claro Penal–Debe Princes Town San Juan–Laventille Sangre Grande Tunapuna–Piarco
Municipalities	Borough of Arima Borough of Chaguanas Borough of Diego Martin Borough of Point Fortin City of Port of Spain City of San Fernando Borough of Siparia
Other bodies	Tobago House of Assembly
Counties (historic)	Caroni Mayaro Nariva Saint Andrew Saint David Saint George Saint Patrick Victoria

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