Mayaro–Rio Claro

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Mayaro–Rio Claro MRCRC
Region
Region of Mayaro–Rio Claro
Flag
Location of Mayaro-Rio Claro in Trinidad
Coordinates: 10°17′52.4″N 61°0′24.1″W / 10.297889°N 61.006694°W / 10.297889; -61.006694
Country	Trinidad and Tobago
Historic Counties	Mayaro and Nariva
Former Regions	Mayaro Rio Claro
Coastline	Atlantic Ocean
Founded	17 July 1992^[1]
Capital	Mayaro
Area
• Total	814 km² (314 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	35,650
• Density	44/km² (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-4 (Atlantic Standard Time)
• Summer (DST)	-4
Area code(s)	+1 (868) 630, 644
ISO 3166 code	TT-MRC
Website	mayarorioclaro.com

Mayaro–Rio Claro is a region of Trinidad. The local government body is Mayaro–Rio Claro Regional Corporation, a Regional Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago. The region has a land area of 852.81 km² (329.27 sq mi). The Mayaro–Rio Claro Regional Corporation is headquartered in Rio Claro. Other towns include Mayaro.

The region possesses many beach front properties and Trinidad's largest reservoir of natural gas and crude oil along its eastern coast. It includes the Ortoire Block, an 184-square-kilometre (71 sq mi) resource exploration area where Trinidad's largest onshore natural gas discovery was found in the Ortoire syncline.^[2]

Mayaro–Rio Claro Regional Corporation

The Corporation's area of responsibility comprises 39 discrete communities. It has the second largest landmass of any Regional Corporation in Trinidad. The Regional Corporation is governed by the Municipal Corporation's Act No. 8 of 1992 and is one of fourteen such bodies under the Ministry of Local Government. Two of the 41 Trinidadian electoral districts are located in Mayaro–Rio Claro: Mayaro and Moruga/Tableland.

References

^ "Act No.8 of 1992". DIGITAL LEGISLATIVE LIBRARY. Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
^ Moonan, Xavier (August 2020). "Record-Breaking Gas Discoveries in the Ortoire Syncline". aapg.org. Retrieved December 17, 2020.

Sources

Local Government Corporations, from Nalis, the National Library and Information Service of Trinidad and Tobago.
Mayaro Rio Claro Corporation Website, from Mayaro Rio Claro Corporation Information Services

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

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