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a boardwalk built along much of the first pond where there is also a small Amerindian museum. Point-a-Pierre Wild Fowl Trust is a wetland habitat that is home to locally endangered wetland birds. With over 26 hectares, there are about 90 bird species, including endangered waterfowl, songbirds, scarlet ibis, herons and other wading birds.
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The Point-a-Pierre Wild Fowl Trust is located on the compound of a major petrochemical and oil refinery in south Trinidad. Encompassing two lakes and about 30 hectares of land the Trust is a popular destination for scientists and researchers. The Trust is the only eco-tourism site on the island with
534:. Couva–Tabaquite–Talparo is the third-largest of Trinidad and Tobago's nine regions, with an area of 723 square kilometres (300 sq mi). As of 2011, the population was 178,410. The region is the second-most populous and fourth-least-densely populated region in 1207:
In the 2023 Local Government Elections, the Elections and Boundaries Commission allocated four Alderman positions to the Couva-Tabaquite-Talparo Regional Corporation, which is part of a 15-electoral district system. The individuals elected to these positions were:
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which supplies water to much of Central and Southern regions Trinidad. Much of the Central Range lies in the region which is home to the Brasso Venado and Gran Couva Waterfall. Couva–Tabaquite–Talparo also houses the
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reported the population of Couva–Tabaquite–Talparo was 178,410 on January 9, 2011, a 0.9% increase since the 2000 Census. The population of Couva–Tabaquite–Talparo in the 2000 census was 162,779.
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Couva–Tabaquite–Talparo is Trinidad and Tobago's third largest region in area after Sangre Grande and Rio Claro–Mayaro. The region is situated in Central Trinidad within the
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Notably, Wazim Dill Mohammed was sworn in as an Alderman at the age of 25, making him one of the youngest individuals in the history of the nation to hold this position.
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to west. It was a major region for sugar and cocoa production in the 18th and 19th centuries and the first half of the 20th century. The region features the
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Electoral Districts within Couva–Tabaquite–Talparo Regional Corporation include:
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which supplies water to the northern regions of Trinidad and
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with 247 inhabitants per square kilometre (640/sq mi).
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to the south-west. The region is directly adjacent to the
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Couva/Tabaquite Talparo Regional Corporation Homepage
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Flag of Couva–Tabaquite–Talparo
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