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The first British map of Trinidad, made in 1797 after the island was surrendered by Spain, suggested the existence of a river in the area now known as Couva called "Rio de Cuba". Over time, perhaps due to the Spanish "B" having a sound similar to that of the letter "V" in English, the river became known as "Rio de Couva", which was eventually ...
Couva–Tabaquite–Talparo is one of the nine regions of Trinidad and Tobago, and one of the five regions which form the Gulf of Paria coastline on Trinidad's West Coast. Its regional capital and commercial center is Couva. Couva–Tabaquite–Talparo is the third-largest of Trinidad and Tobago's nine regions, with an area of 723 square ...
Map showing old counties of Trinidad. Caroni County was a historic county of Trinidad and Tobago. It occupies 557 km 2 (215 sq mi) in the west central part of the island of Trinidad, the larger island in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. It lies south and southwest of Saint George County, west of Nariva County and north of Victoria County.
The country covers an area of 5,128 square kilometres (1,980 sq mi) and consists of two eponymous 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 entire population which is estimated at 1.3 ...
Tabaquite is administered by the Couva–Tabaquite–Talparo Regional Corporation. Tabaquite was served for a time by a station on the Trinidad Government Railway. It has the longest tunnel in the Caribbean measuring approximately 660 feet, The Knollys Tunnel, which was named after the then-acting Colonial Governor of Trinidad and Tobago, Sir ...
Map of Couva-Tabaquite-Talparo Regional Corporation, Trinidad and Tobago. Talparo is a rural community in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. It is located in west-central Trinidad, and is administered by the Couva–Tabaquite–Talparo Regional Corporation.
It is located in Central Trinidad, south of Couva and Chaguanas and north of San Fernando and is administered by the Couva–Tabaquite–Talparo Regional Corporation. Olympic cyclist Hylton Mitchell was born here.
At Couva, a more advanced interchange provides access to Balmain, Preysal, Downtown Couva and the Point Lisas Industrial Estate via Rivulet Road and Gran Couva. After Couva, the highway continues south through a sparsely settled hilly area before meeting Cedar Hill Road, providing access to Claxton Bay and Tortuga.