Tacarigua
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Coordinates: 10 ° 39 ′ N , 61 ° 22 ′ W Tacarigua on the map of Trinidad and Tobago
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| Country | Trinidad and Tobago | |
| region | Tunapuna-Piarco | |
| Residents | 5722 (2011) | |
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| City structure | 2 | |
| Waters | Macoya River, Dinsley River | |
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Tacarigua is a city in Trinidad and Tobago . It is located in the north of the island of Trinidad in the Tunapuna-Piarco region .
location
Tacarigua is located in the middle of the East-West Corridor , the densely populated metropolitan area of the capital Port of Spain , which stretches along the northern low mountain range Northern Range across half the island. Port of Spain is 20 km to the west and Arima just 10 km to the east. Since Port of Spain is bounded in the north by the Northern Range and in the south by the Caroni Swamp , the city expanded to the east over time. The resulting East-West Corridor is so densely populated that in the past independent cities merge into one another and now have the character of districts of the capital agglomeration. However, they are still formally independent. Tacarigua is bordered by El Dorado and Macoya to the west, Trincity to the southeast and Arouca to the east . The Northern Range rises to the north. The Dinsley River runs along the eastern border of the city, the Macoya River (formerly known as the Tacarigua River) along the western border; both run from north to south and drain about 5 km south of the city into the Caroni River .
history
The name of the city comes from the language of the Arawak, originally native to central and southern Trinidad . In the 17th century "Tacarigua" referred to a settlement of the Arawak tribe of the Nepuyo in the area of today's city, which was an encomienda of the Spaniards until the 18th century . In 1789, the Nepuyo were forcibly relocated to Arima. Sugar cane was then grown in the area of today's Tacarigua. The names of some of the plantations live on today as names of cities and communities in the region, such as El Dorado or Paradise. One of the largest plantations on the whole island was the Orange Grove Estate at that time, the area of which stretched to the south well beyond what is now Tacarigua and reached as far as the Caroni River, which was the main route for the transport of the goods produced on the plantation. In the area of Orange Grove, the village of Tacarigua, which was the infrastructural center of the plantation, was established as a settlement for slaves and plantation workers employed after slavery was abolished in 1833. Orange Grove was founded in 1802 by William Hardin Burnley, who exerted his influence as land administrator for the British Crown, gradually acquired more land and at the time of his death in 1850 was one of the richest men in Trinidad. The surrounding plantations went up until around 1950 through acquisitions in the Orange Grove Estate, which made Tacarigua continue to grow. In 1857 the first privately financed orphanage in Trinidad was opened in the village. In the area of today's Tacarigua a sugar mill was operated, which in 1901 had an output capacity of 3318 tons of sugar. In 1901 the plantation was acquired by a British consortium that included John Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 2nd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu , a racing politician who had a circuit built in Tacarigua for car and motorcycle races, which were held regularly until 1935. From 1876 to the 1960s, Tacarigua was a station on the Port of Spain-Arima line of the Trinidadian Railway, which existed until 1968. In the 1960s there was a drop in sugar prices. In 1968 the plantation had reached its largest size with 16 km²; At that time it was bought up by the Trinidadian state because of the impending economic fiasco and the land was sold in plots.
population
Tacarigua is divided into the communities Paradise Gardens and Tacarigua.
| Community | Residents |
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| Paradise Gardens | 970 |
| Tacarigua | 4752 |
| total | 5722 |
Economy and Transport
Tacarigua is primarily a residential area. Small businesses and shops have settled along Eastern Main Road. Immediately south of the urban area is the headquarters and the Trinidadian factory of Blue Waters, the largest mineral water producer in the Caribbean. The Massy Stores SuperCenter is a large shopping center in the south-west of the city. The construction engineering company Trintoplan Consultants, which was and is involved in planning many large infrastructure projects in the country, is based in Tacarigua. South of the Churchill Roosevelt Highway builds Pernod Ricard on 80 hectares of land anise. The Orange Grove Savannah makes the urban area an important drinking water reservoir.
Since Tacarigua is in the East-West Corridor, it has very good transport links. The Eastern Main Road runs right through the town, the Churchill Roosevelt Highway is its southern limit.
Facilities
Eddie Hart Savannah (also: Eddie Hart Grounds), named after a former minister, is a park-like green space that is used for outdoor events and was partially expanded in 2014 to a sports park with a football stadium, swimming pool and several other sports areas. The 2016 Women's Junior Pan-Am Championship, the American U21 women's field hockey championship, took place in the sports park . Outside the sports park there are playing fields for football and cricket. Previously known as Orange Grove Savannah, the green space was the second largest park in the country before partial residential development. There are four Christian churches in Tacarigua, the oldest of which, the Anglican St. Mary's Church, was built in 1842 and houses the graves of the former plantation owners in its cemetery. St. Mary's is the seat of the parish of Tacarigua, which is also responsible for the parishes of Arouca, Lopinot and Maloney . The lack of mosques and Hindu temples is unusual for Trinidadian cities. The Steelband Parry's Pan School is based in Tacarigua.
Personalities
- Selwyn Cudjoe (* 1943), literary scholar and historian
- George Padmore (1902–1959), publicist and politician
literature
- Deane Husbands: Tacarigua: Economic Boom Town in Trinidad and Tobago . 2014, ISBN 978-976-8249-89-0 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Michael Anthony: Historical Dictionary of Trinidad and Tobago . Scarecrow Press, London 1997, ISBN 0-8108-3173-2 , pp. 556 .
- ↑ EntornoInteligente.com: Tacarigua - ?? Boom Town of the East. Retrieved October 13, 2016 .
- ↑ TrinidadAndTobagoNews.com: Ignorant Negroes / Tyrannical Masters: William Burnley and the Caribbean Slave Experience. Retrieved November 9, 2016 .
- ^ Anthony de Verteuil: Great Estates of Trinidad . 3. Edition. Litho Press, Port of Spain 2000, ISBN 976-95008-2-8 , pp. 161 .
- ↑ ucl.ac.uk: William Hardin Burnley. Retrieved November 9, 2016 .
- ↑ Angelo Bissessarsingh: Orange Grove Races. Retrieved November 12, 2016 .
- ↑ PTSC.co.tt: History. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on April 10, 2013 ; Retrieved November 9, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Anthony de Verteuil: Great Estates of Trinidad . S. 162 .
- ↑ Census 2011
- ↑ TriniCenter.com: Preserving the Tacarigua Savannah. Retrieved November 12, 2016 .
- ↑ Trinidad Guardian of October 11, 2013: Sports to give Eddie Hart grounds facelift. Retrieved October 1, 2016 .
- ↑ Trinidad Newsday of August 6, 2015: Tacarigua - boom town of the East. Retrieved October 31, 2016 .
- ↑ StMarysTacarigua.org: History. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on October 13, 2016 ; accessed on November 12, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
