Penal–Debe
Penal–Debe
PDRC | |
|---|---|
| Penal–Debe Regional Corporation | |
| Motto: Forward in Unity | |
| Coordinates: 10°10′08″N 61°25′52″W / 10.169°N 61.431°W | |
| Country | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Founded | 13 September 1990 |
| Capital | Penal |
| Government | |
| • Body | Penal–Debe Regional Corporation |
| • Chairman | Gowtam Maharaj |
| Area | |
• Total | 246.91 km2 (95.33 sq mi) |
| Population (2011 census) | |
• Total | 89,392 |
| • Density | 363/km2 (940/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| Website | pdrctt |
Penal–Debe region is a region of Trinidad. The local government body is Penal–Debe Regional Corporation, a Regional Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago. The region has a land area of 246.91 km². Urban areas within Penal–Debe include Penal, where the corporation is headquartered, and Debe. The region is noted as a heartland of Indo-Trinidadian culture with Indians making up the vast majority of the region at 71% and the largest religion in the region being Hinduism at 43%.