PORT OF SPAIN CITY CORPORATION
Address
City Hall, 2-4 Knox Street, Port of Spain
Telephone
General Office/PBX: (868) 623-1121-6
Fax
Adminstration: (868) 623-1125
E-Mail
poscorp@cablenett.net
Website
www.cityofportofspain.org.tt
Corporation Profile
Port of Spain is the capital of Trinidad and Tobago and the country's third largest municipality, after Chaguanas and San Fernando. The city has a municipal population of 49,031 (2000 census) and a metropolitan population of 128,026 (1990 estimate) residents, It is located on the Gulf of Paria, on the northwest coast of the island of Trinidad.
The city serves primarily as a retail and administrative center. It also serves as a financial services center and is home to two of the largest banks in the Caribbean. It is one of the major shipping hubs of the Caribbean.
Localities
Port of Spain, Gonzales, Belmont, St. James,St. Ann's
Area
10.4 km² (4 sq mi)
Population
49,031 (Source: CSO 2006 Report)
Councillors and Aldermen
12 Councillors elected in 2003:
Jennel Young—Belmont South
Bertram Alette—Belmont North & West
Joel London—Belmont East
Janice Wallace—Port of Spain North
Denise Aleong-Thomas—Port of Spain South
McDonald Morris—Port of Spain Central
Neubun Clarke—St. Ann's River North
Ashtine Thomason—St. Ann's River South
Peter John—St. Ann's River Central
Wendell Stephen—St. James West
Rishi Lakhan—St. James East (Dep. Mayor)
Cynthia Piper;Woodbrook
4 Aldermen selected in 2003:
Murchison Brown (Mayor)
Francis Pau
Adrian Clarke
Noreen Holder
Chief Executive Officer
Ms. Laraine Alexander
Resources
Port of Spain Directory of Infrastructure and Contact Information 