Diego Martin (region)

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Diego Martin
Borough
Borough of Diego Martin

Country	Trinidad and Tobago
Founded	13 September 1990^[1]
Established as a Borough	20th June 2023
Government
• Body	Diego Martin Borough Corporation
• Mayor	Alderman Akeliah Glasgow-Warner
Area
• Total	126 km² (49 sq mi)
Population (2020)
• Total	150,000
• Density	1,200/km² (3,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)

Diego Martin is a Borough of Trinidad and Tobago. The region has a land area of 127.53 km². Urban areas within the region include Carenage, Diego Martin, Maraval and parts of Saint James. The local government body is the Diego Martin Borough Corporation (formerly known as the Diego Martin Regional Corporation).

On Thursday 19 November 2020, while addressing the public on the re-opening of the Diego Martin South Community Centre, Prime Minister and MP for Diego Martin West Dr Keith Rowley announced that Diego Martin, along with Siparia, would be elevated to borough status in 2021. Both Diego Martin and Siparia were declared boroughs in 2023.

In the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago, Miscellaneous Provisions (Establishment of the Borough of Diego Martin and the Borough of Siparia) Act, No. 6 or 2023 was assented to and enacted by Parliament on June 09, 2023 and same was proclaimed into operation by Her Excellency Christine Carla Kangaloo, President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, on June 20, 2023.

Demographics

Ancestry

Diego Martin racial breakdown
Racial composition	2011^[2]
African (Afro-Trinidadian)	42.9%
Multiracial	26.9%
South Asian (Indo-Trinidadian)	9.3%
Dougla (South Asian and Black)	8.5%
White Trinidadian	4.7%
Chinese	1%
Native American (Amerindian)	0.1%
Arab (Syrian/Lebanese)	0.5%
Other	0.5%
Not stated	5.2%

Elected Areas (Districts)

Morne Coco/Alyce Glen
Glencoe/Goodwood/La Puerta
Moka/Boissiere #2
St. Lucien/Cameron
Bagatelle/Blue Basin
Covigne/Rich Plain
Diamond Vale
Cocorite/Petit Valley
Belle Vue/Boisierre #1
Chaguaramas/Point Cumana

References

^ "Act No. 21 of 1990". DIGITAL LEGISLATIVE LIBRARY. Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
^ Central Statistical Office. "NON-INSTITUTIONAL POPULATION BY SEX, AGE GROUP, ETHNIC GROUP AND MUNICIPALITY" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-10-19. Retrieved 2017-12-06.

Local Government Corporations, from Nalis, the National Library and Information Service of Trinidad and Tobago.

v t e Local government in Trinidad and Tobago
Regions	Couva–Tabaquite–Talparo Mayaro–Rio Claro Penal–Debe Princes Town San Juan–Laventille Sangre Grande Tunapuna–Piarco
Municipalities	Borough of Arima Borough of Chaguanas Borough of Diego Martin Borough of Point Fortin City of Port of Spain City of San Fernando Borough of Siparia
Other bodies	Tobago House of Assembly
Counties (historic)	Caroni Mayaro Nariva Saint Andrew Saint David Saint George Saint Patrick Victoria

https://newsday.co.tt/2020/11/24/mp-corporation-chair-optimistic-about-diego-martin-borough-status/

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