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Port of Spain

Caribbean

Port of Spain is the capital and chief port of Trinidad and Tobago, serving as a retail, administrative and financial services center for the Caribbean region. The site was settled in 1560, the city became a borough on 19 August 1853, and was granted city status on 26 June 1914. It had a population of 37,074 at the 2011 census. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
37,074 1
2011 census figure (capital city), from Port of Spain's own Wikipedia infobox.
Area (sq km)
12 1
Founding Year
1560 1
Population Estimate Year
2011 1
Elevation (m)
66 1
Latitude
10.667 degrees north 1
Longitude
61.517 degrees west 1
Connections

Associated With

Trinidad and Tobago, Countries

Port of Spain is the capital of Trinidad and Tobago.

Source Port of Spain (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Trinidad and Tobago, Countries
Source Port of Spain (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Port of Spain (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, population
    Population (2011) Capital city 37,074
  • Infobox, area
    Area Capital city 12 km2 (4.6 sq mi)
  • Infobox, elevation
    Elevation 66 m (217 ft)
  • Infobox, coordinates
    10 40 N 61 31 W
  • Infobox, founded
    Settled 1560; Borough 19 August 1853; City 26 June 1914
  • Introduction
    Port of Spain is the capital and chief port of Trinidad and Tobago.
  • Wikipedia infobox field 'Settled' = '1560' on the 'Port of Spain' article, read and judged (w-bbfill-geography6-0926)
  • In Group: Cities of Caribbean (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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Wikidata: Port of Spain
Wikidata Q39178, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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