city in central Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chaguanas is the largest city of Trinidad and Tobago. About 84,000 people live here. In 1990, it was made a borough.
Chaguanas | |
|---|---|
| Borough of Chaguanas | |
Chaguanas Main Road and Price Plaza | |
  Chaguanas Location of Chaguanas, Trinidad and Tobago.  Chaguanas Chaguanas (Caribbean)  Chaguanas Chaguanas (North America) | |
| Coordinates: 10°31′N 61°24′W | |
| Country |  Trinidad and Tobago |
| Jurisdiction | Borough of Chaguanas |
| Settled | 1797 |
| Borough | 13 September 1990 |
| Named for | Chaguanes indigenous tribe |
| Government | |
| • Governing body | Chaguanas Borough Corporation |
| • Mayor | Faaiq Mohammed (UNC) |
| • Deputy Mayor | Vacant |
| Borough Corporation seats | 8 electoral districts |
| House seats | 2/41 |
| Area | |
| • Borough | 59 km2 (23 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 48 m (157 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Borough | 83,489 |
| • Rank | 1st |
| • Density | 1,416/km2 (3,670/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 101,297 |
| Demonym | Chaguanans |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| Postal Code | 50xxxx, 52xxxx[2] |
| Area code | (868)[3] |
| ISO 3166 code | TT-CHA |
| Telephone Exchanges | 665, 671, 672, 829 |
| Website | www.chaguanasborough.com |
| HDI The HDI for Trinidad and Tobago is 0.814, which gives the country a rank of 19th out of 177 countries with data (2007/2008) – high | |
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