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637:Demographics
632:Gopaul Lands
620:Calvary Hill
598:
589:
564:
555:
534:
514:
510:San Fernando
497:
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469:
468:
455:
235:Jurisdiction
33:
1490:Saint David
1118:- cricketer
1106:- cricketer
990:Carib Queen
974:Attractions
967:Larry Gomes
883:Wallerfield
865:network to
729:Multiracial
617:Tumpna Road
541:Arima River
410:Postal Code
315:House seats
211: /
1520:Categories
1463:(historic)
1369:Penal–Debe
1266:6 December
1123:References
997:Amerindian
901:maxi taxis
893:Maxi taxis
873:, Carapo,
817:Not stated
351:Population
274:Government
1040:Education
1010:Utilities
999:exhibits.
547:Geography
525:Chaguanas
506:Chaguanas
422:Area code
397:Time zone
343:Elevation
261:Named for
1505:Victoria
1461:Counties
1283:(2001).
1016:Powergen
907:via the
863:PTSC Bus
844:and the
642:Ancestry
450:664, 667
1352:Regions
1165:29 July
1143:5 April
1049:Gallery
1028:Digicel
875:Malabar
856:Transit
614:Malabar
603:O’Meara
552:Climate
531:History
358:Borough
334:Borough
252:Borough
244:Settled
224:Country
199:61°17′W
196:10°38′N
51:Borough
1480:Nariva
1475:Mayaro
1470:Caroni
1291:
1220:
927:Sports
812:0.14%
804:0.06%
774:0.02%
759:Dougla
753:15.4%
743:31.5%
733:38.3%
706:+18.7%
703:33,606
692:28,310
684:+10.0%
681:26,528
670:24,112
562:Köppen
537:Arawak
486:Arouca
439:TT-ARI
391:65,623
362:33,606
301:Vacant
267:Arawak
1531:Arima
1260:(PDF)
1253:(PDF)
1191:(PDF)
1184:(PDF)
820:6.4%
809:Other
794:0.2%
784:0.3%
764:7.1%
723:2011
700:2011
695:+6.7%
689:2000
678:1990
667:1980
470:Arima
404:(AST)
402:UTC-4
387:Urban
173:Arima
143:Arima
113:Arima
43:Arima
1289:ISBN
1268:2017
1218:ISBN
1199:2015
1167:2018
1145:2016
965:and
911:and
656:Pop.
652:Year
508:and
484:and
462:high
327:Area
265:The
247:1757
84:Flag
457:HDI
427:868
371:4th
292:PNM
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881:,
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