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Siparia (region)

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Siparia
Quinam Bay, Siparia Region
Quinam Bay, Siparia Region
Location of Siparia
CountryTrinidad and Tobago
CapitalSiparia
Government
 • BodySiparia Regional Corporation
 • ChairmanSeebaran Santokhie
Area
 • Total495 km2 (191 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total86,949
 • Density176/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
Area code868
ISO 3166 codeTT-SIP

Siparia is a region of Trinidad in the southwestern portion of the island. Siparia Regional Corporation is the Regional Corporation, which handles local government functions. The Siparia Regional Corporation is headquartered in Siparia. Other urban areas include Cedros, Fyzabad, La Brea, Santa Flora, South Oropouche.

Areas

Demographics

Ancestry

Region of Siparia racial breakdown
Racial composition 2011[1]
South Asian (Indo-Trinidadian) 43.6%
Black (Afro-Trinidadian/Tobagonian) 31.6%
Multiracial 14%
Dougla (South Asian and Black) 6.8%
West Asian (Chinese) 0.17%
Native American (Amerindian) 0.26%
Arab (Syrian/Lebanese) 0.017%
White Trinidadian 0.04%
Other 0.09%
Not stated 3.1%

References

  1. ^ Local Government Corporations, from Nalis, the National Library and Information Service of Trinidad and Tobago