Trinidad

Trinidad
Nickname: Land of the Hummingbird
Map of Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad is located in Lesser Antilles
Trinidad
Trinidad
Location of Trinidad in the Lesser Antilles
Geography
LocationEastern Caribbean
Coordinates10°30′N 61°18′W / 10.5°N 61.3°W / 10.5; -61.3
Area4,768 km2 (1,841 sq mi)
Highest elevation940 m (3080 ft)
Highest pointEl Cerro del Aripo
Administration
IslandTrinidad
Regions14
Capital cityPort of Spain
Largest settlementChaguanas (pop. 83,516)
PresidentChristine Kangaloo
Prime MinisterKeith Rowley
Demographics
DemonymTrinidadian
Trini
Population1,267,145[1] (2011)
Pop. density266/km2 (689/sq mi)
LanguagesTrinidadian and Tobagonian English / Trinidadian Creole
CurrencyTrinidad and Tobago Dollar (TTD)
ReligionsChristianity, Hinduism, Islam, Orisha (Shango), Rastafari, Sikhism, Bahá'í, Irreligion, others[2]
Ethnic groupsIndian, African, Multiracial (incld. Dougla, Creole-Mulatto, and Cocoa panyols), Indigenous, European, Chinese, Arab, Hispanic/Latino[3]
Additional information
Time zone
  • AST (UTC −4) (Trinidad does not observe DST)
Postal code10xxxx – 87xxxx[4]
MorugaChristopher Columbus monument. Columbus landed here on his third voyage in 1498. This is on the southern coast of the island of Trinidad, West Indies

Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands of Trinidad and Tobago. The island lies 11 km (6.8 mi) off the northeastern coast of Venezuela and sits on the continental shelf of South America. It is often referred to as the southernmost island in the West Indies. With an area of 4,768 km2 (1,841 sq mi), it is also the fifth largest in the West Indies.

  1. ^ Trinidad and Tobago 2011 Population and Housing Census Demographic Report (PDF) (Report). Trinidad and Tobago Central Statistical Office. p. 26. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  2. ^ "2011 Population and Housing Census Demographic Report". CSO.gov.tt. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  3. ^ "The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. 11 May 2022.
  4. ^ "List of Postal Districts". TTPOST. 29 July 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2018.

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