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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
Government
 • BodySiparia Regional Corporation
 • ChairmanSeebaran Santokhie
Area
 • Total510.48 km2 (197.10 sq mi)
Population
 (2000 est.)
 • Total81,917
 • Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)

Siparia is a region of Trinidad in a 510.48 km² area of southwest Trinidad. 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. ^ Cite error: The named reference census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).