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Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

Port of Spain
Capital City Corporation
City of Port of Spain
Downtown Port of Spain in 2012
Downtown Port of Spain in 2012
Motto: "We Gather Strength As We Go Along"
Coordinates: 10°40′N 61°31′W / 10.667°N 61.517°W / 10.667; -61.517Coordinates: 10°40′N 61°31′W / 10.667°N 61.517°W / 10.667; -61.517
Country  Trinidad and Tobago
Metro Port of Spain Metropolitan Area
City City of Port of Spain
Settled 1560
Incorporated (city) 1990
Government
 • Mayor Joel Martinez
 • Governing body City Corporation
Area
 • Land 12 km2 (5 sq mi)
Elevation 3 m (10 ft)
Population (January 2011)
 • Capital City Corporation 165,100
 • Urban 37,074
 • Metro 128,026
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
 • Summer (DST) DST (UTC-4)
Area code(s) 619, 623, 624, 625, 627, 641, 661, 821, 622, 628, 822
Website cityofportofspain.gov.tt
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

Port of Spain is the capital city of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and the country's third-largest municipality, after Chaguanas and San Fernando. The city has a municipal population of 37,074 (2011 census), a metropolitan population of 128,026 (1990 unofficial estimate) and a transient daily population of 250,000. It is located on the Gulf of Paria, on the northwest coast of the island of Trinidad and is part of a larger conurbation stretching from Chaguaramas in the west to Arima in the east with an estimated population of 600,000.

The city serves primarily as a retail and administrative centre and it has been the capital of the island since 1757. It is also an important financial services centre for the Caribbean and is home to two of the largest banks in the region.

Port of Spain was also the de facto capital of the short-lived West Indies Federation, which united the Caribbean. Caricom was established in Chaguaramas, west of Port of Spain.

The city is also home to the largest container port on the island and is one of several shipping hubs of the Caribbean, exporting both agricultural products and manufactured goods. Bauxite from Guyana is trans-shipped via facilities at Chaguaramas, about 8 kilometres (5 mi) west of the city. The pre-lenten Carnival is the city's main annual cultural festival and tourist attraction.

Today, Port of Spain is a leading city in the Caribbean region. Trinidad and Tobago hosted the Fifth Summit of the Americas in 2009 whose guests included US President Barack Obama and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.


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