Sangre Grande (region)

Sangre Grande (Pronunciation^ⓘ) is a region of Trinidad. The Region of Sangre Grande is a local government body and the largest Region of Trinidad and Tobago by area. The region has a land area of 898.94 km². The Sangre Grande Regional Corporation is headquartered in Sangre Grande. Other urban areas within include Guaico, Toco and Valencia. For the Council Term of 2013–2016 the Sangre Grande Regional Corporation was expanded to include one additional Electoral District.

Sangre Grande
Region
Region of Sangre Grande
Country	Trinidad and Tobago
Founded	13 September 1990[1]
Government
• Chairman	Anil Juteram
Area
• Total	927 km2 (358 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	75,766
• Density	82/km2 (210/sq mi)
Demonym	Sangre Grandian
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)

Demographics

Ancestry

Region of Sangre Grande racial breakdown

Racial composition	2011[2]
South Asian (Indo-Trinidadian)	31.03%
Black (Afro-Trinidadian/Tobagonian)	30%
Multiracial	22.9%
Dougla (South Asian and Black)	12.8%
White Trinidadian	0.09%
Native American (Amerindian)	0.1%
East Asian (Chinese)	0.1%
Arab (Syrian/Lebanese)	0.006%
Other	0.09%
Not stated	2.5%

Politics

For elections to the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago, the region is part of the Toco/Sangre Grande parliamentary constituency.^[3]