Mayaro is the name of acounty on southeasternTrinidad island, inTrinidad and Tobago.
The "Mayaro District" was the first area of settlement on the east coast. Many estates were granted toFrench planters who settledTrinidad in the late 18th century. No roads crossed the island and the area was only accessible by steamer until the late 19th century.
The name Mayaro is applied to several villages along the coast. Thecounty of Mayaro occupies a large area of southeastern Trinidad, but the name is usually only applied to the coastal strip. County Mayaro is divided into twowards: Trinity andGuayaguayare.
Along this strip a number of villages exist to which the name Mayaro is generally applied. From north to south these are: Kernaham/Cascadou,Ortoire, St. Joseph, Beau Sejour, Plaisance, Pierreville, Beaumont, St. Ann's, Radix, Ste. Marguerite, Lagon Doux, Grand Lagoon and Lagon Palmiste. Beyond that are several small villages and then the town of Guayaguayare.
Mayaro falls under the jurisdiction of theRio Claro–Mayaro Regional Corporation. Until 1990 it was administered together with the neighbouring county ofNariva by the Nariva–Mayaro County Council.
Mayaro is also associated with oil production - most of Trinidad'soil andnatural gas production comes from offshore oil fields to the east of Mayaro. The major producer isBP Trinidad & Tobago (bpTT), together withBHP. Onshore oil production is under the control ofPetrotrin, although a considerable area has been farmed out to small independent oil producers.
Mayaro is covered by theMayaro parliamentary constituency for elections to theHouse of Representatives.[1]
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