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Piarco | |
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Town | |
  Piarco Location | |
| Coordinates:10°35′N061°20′W / 10.583°N 61.333°W /10.583; -61.333 | |
| Country |  Trinidad and Tobago |
| Region | Tunapuna–Piarco |
| Elevation | 58 ft (18 m) |
| Ranked | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| Area code | +1 (868)-669 |
Piarco is a town inTrinidad and Tobago. It is situated in the north of the island ofTrinidad and is the site of the country's main airport,Piarco International Airport.
Piarco is the site of one of the few naturalsavannas in Trinidad and Tobago, thePiarco Savanna. Most of this savanna land has been incorporated into the airport.
Piarco is bounded by Orange Grove to the west, Trincity/Maloney to the north and Mausica to the east. Piarco comprises a few areas/villages such as Oropune, Golden Grove and St Helena.
Piarco, which is located south ofTrincity andTunapuna, is administered by theTunapuna–Piarco Regional Corporation.
Caribbean Airlines has its headquarters in the Iere House, Golden Grove Road Piarco.[2] Prior to the establishment of Caribbean Airlines,BWIA West Indies Airways was headquartered on the airport property in Piarco.[3]
TheAirports Authority of Trinidad and Tobago has its headquarters in the Airports Administration Centre, in the South Terminal of the airport.[4]