Tunapuna–Piarco TPRC | |
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| Region of Tunapuna–Piarco | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Motto: Serving the Burgesses of our Region. | |
 Location of Tunapuna–Piarco in Trinidad | |
  Tunapuna–Piarco | |
| Coordinates:10°38′00″N61°23′00″W / 10.6333°N 61.3833°W /10.6333; -61.3833 | |
| Country |  Trinidad and Tobago |
| Former Counties | Saint George Caroni |
| Former Regions | Tunapuna Piarco |
| Coastline | Caribbean Sea |
| Founded | 17 July 1992[1] |
| Capital | Tunapuna |
| Area | |
• Total | 527.23 km2 (203.56 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 212,825 |
| • Density | 403.67/km2 (1,045.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (Atlantic Standard Time) |
| Area code | +1 (868),Exchange: 827, 640, 643, 826, 663, 662, 645, 669, 828, 646, 642, 696 |
| ISO 3166-2 | TT-TUP |
| Website | Official website |
Tunapuna–Piarco is one of the 9 regions ofTrinidad and Tobago. It is the most populous region in the country by total population and the fifth-largest by total land area. Geographically located inNorthern Trinidad, Tunapuna–Piarco shares its borders with the regions of San Juan–Laventille to the west,Couva–Tabaquite–Talparo to the south, theBorough of Chaguanas to the south-west, Sangre Grande to the east and theCaribbean Sea to the north. The region also completely surrounds theRoyal Chartered Borough of Arima, which is located in the south-eastern corner of the region.
Tunapuna–Piarco is one of the most geographically diverse regions inTrinidad and Tobago. It features the country's two highest mountain peaks,El Cerro del Aripo at 3,084 feet andEl Tucuche standing at a soaring 3,070 feet, which both tower the north of the region and the Northern Coast of Trinidad forming a part of theNorthern Range.
Tunapuna–Piarco is the fifth largest region in Trinidad and Tobago accounting for an area of 527.23 square kilometres (200 sq mi). The region has approximately 30 km (19 miles) of rugged coastline with theCaribbean Sea to the north.
TheNorthern Range which covers 25% of the land area of Trinidad stretches the entire Northern Coast of Trinidad from the regions of Diego Martin and San Juan–Laventille in the west and through Tunapuna–Piarco to Sangre Grande in the east, is located to the north of the region and is the largest mountain range in the country. It is home to the nation's two tallest mountain peaks,El Cerro del Aripo andEl Tucuche which both exceeds 3,070 feet and is considered to be a continuation of theAndes Mountain Range on the mainlandSouth American continent which is only 6.8 miles away fromTrinidad.
The densely forested peaks of the north are home to over 100 species of mammals and 430 species of birds as well as the Red Howler Monkeys, Capuchin Monkeys, Neotropical River Otters, Collared Peckaries, Ocelots and Red Brocket Deers to name a few.
The nation's largest cave system, theAripo Caves which are inhabited by oil birds as well as the country's highest waterfall, Maracas Waterfall at 300 feet high are also located in the region.
The terrain consist mainly of sedimentary rocks-schists and limestones as well as volcanic rocks in the east.
Tunapuna–Piarco is mainlytropical for the most, but changes to being mildlytemperate in the highest elevations to the north in the mountains where the elevation is about 2,500 feet at a moderately high elevation outside of the astronomicaltropical zone where it is considered temperate land.
Cloud Forest andheavy fog covers the mountains to the north while the rest of the region experiences cloudy skies and heavy rainfall with moderately cool daytime temperatures during therainy season and dry spells and abundant sunshine in thedry season. The region as well as the rest of the country does not fully observe winter, spring and autumn but experiences similar characteristics of the seasonal changes.
The population of the Tunapuna–Piarco region was reported to be 212,825 by theTrinidad and Tobago Central Statistical Office on January 9, 2011.
| Racial composition | 2011[2] |
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| Black (Afro-Trinidadian/Tobagonian) | 31.6% |
| South Asian (Indo-Trinidadian) | 27.4% |
| Multiracial | 19.31% |
| Dougla (South Asian and Black) | 6.6% |
| European (White Trinidadian) | 0.31% |
| East Asian (Chinese) | 0.21% |
| Native American (Amerindian) | 0.8% |
| Arab (Syrian/Lebanese) | 0.3% |
| Other | 0.16% |
| Not stated | 14.30% |
| Rank | Historic County | Pop. | |||||||
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| 1 | Tunapuna | Saint George | 16,626 | ||||||
| 2 | La Horquetta | Saint George | 13,594 | ||||||
| 3 | Arouca | Saint George | 10,869 | ||||||
| 4 | Maloney Gardens | Saint George | 10,768 | ||||||
| 5 | Trincity | Saint George | 10,075 | ||||||
| 6 | Curepe | Saint George | 8,681 | ||||||
| 7 | Saint Joseph | Saint George | 8,001 | ||||||
| 8 | Pinto Road | Saint George | 6,802 | ||||||
| 9 | D’Abadie | Saint George | 5,827 | ||||||
| 10 | Bon Air Development | Saint George | 5,743 | ||||||
Other areas within the Tunapuna–Piarco Region include
Airports Authority of Trinidad and Tobago has its head office atPiarco International Airport,Piarco.[3]
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Caribbean Airlines had its headquarters in Iere House,Piarco.[4] Prior to the establishment of Caribbean Airlines,BWIA West Indies Airways was headquartered atPiarco International Airport in Piarco.[5]
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