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Map of Trinidad and Tobago. List of cities, towns, settlements, and villages in Trinidad and Tobago: Largest ...
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.
1.5 Trinidad and Tobago. 2 Commonwealth Realms. ... 2024 in politics and government; 2020s in political history; 2024 Atlantic hurricane season; Caribbean Community;
17 January – Three people are killed and five others injured during a mass shooting against a group of men outdoors in Morvant. [1]7 February – The barge MV Gulfstream capsizes off the coast of Tobago, producing an oil spill that affects 15 kilometers of the island's coastline [2] and prompting the declaration of a national emergency.
Tobago is 30 km (19 mi) northeast of Trinidad and measures about 298 km 2 (115 sq mi) in area, or 5.8% of the country's area, 41 km (25.5 mi) in length and 12 km (7.5 mi) at its greatest width. [ citation needed ] The island is cigar-shaped in appearance, with a northeast–southwest alignment.
Sea Lots, September 2024. Sea Lots is an area within Trinidad and Tobago. [1] [2] [3] The area received its name because the government at the time parceled "lots" of land near the sea. This area is considered part of a group of localities that together are known as Laventille. Sea Lots, however, though very close to Laventille, is distinct ...
The day Trinidad and Tobago declared independence from the British: 24 September Republic Day: Celebrating the day Trinidad and Tobago became a Republic. Variable Eid al-Fitr: End of Ramadan. Locally taken as an official recognition of Islam.
The country covers an area of 5,128 square kilometers (1,979 sq mi) and consists of two main islands, Trinidad and Tobago, and numerous smaller landforms. Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the main islands; Tobago is much smaller, comprising about 6% of the total area and 4% of the population.