Princes Town
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Princes Town
Savana Grande | |
|---|---|
UTC−4 (AST) | |
| Postal Code | 85xxxx [2] |
| Area code | 868 |
Princes Town (originally founded as Savana Grande) is a town within an
History
Founded as the
The sugar industry that had helped to build the economy of Princes Town was closed in 2003, leaving hundreds of workers on the breadline. With the closure of the industry, there was a decline in activities in the town as well as the surrounding estates.
In the area of culture, the early East Indian families brought to
Princes Town still remains the centre of stickfighting, which is part of the Carnival celebrations. Every year on January 20, an observance called Princes Town Day is held in the town under the auspices of the Princes Town Regional Corporation.
Geography
Princes Town is located in south Trinidad, east of San Fernando, west of Rio Claro and north of Moruga. Consequently, it serves as a major administrative centre for a substantial area of south Trinidad, and has developed a reputation as a major shopping town for the southern region. Princes Town is also known for the famous Ali family, who set up many established "doubles" institutes, a famed local delicacy.
One of the schools in the area is St. Stephen's College, which is administered jointly by the Ministry of Education and the Anglican Board. The school was started in the late 1950s and was known then as Bishop Anstey. St. Stephen's College has the distinction of having an amphitheatre style auditorium, which is fringed at the rear by the main school block in a semicircle fashion.
Major landmarks include the Yolande Pompey Recreation Ground.
Climate
Princes Town has a tropical monsoon climate and a tropical savanna climate (Köppen classification Aw and Af). Daily highs are about 33 °C while daily lows are about 28 °C, and they remain fairly constant throughout the year with very little variance. There is medium precipitation throughout the year, with a dry season from February to April. The weather is also very cloudy, with less than 1500 sunshine hours each year.
| Climate data for Princes Town | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31 (88) |
31 (88) |
32 (90) |
32 (90) |
33 (91) |
33 (91) |
34 (93) |
35 (95) |
35 (95) |
34 (93) |
33 (91) |
32 (90) |
33 (91) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 26 (79) |
26 (79) |
27 (81) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
27 (81) |
28 (82) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 69 (2.7) |
43 (1.7) |
41 (1.6) |
51 (2.0) |
82 (3.2) |
113 (4.4) |
144 (5.7) |
165 (6.5) |
130 (5.1) |
132 (5.2) |
131 (5.2) |
128 (5.0) |
1,229 (48.3) |
| Average precipitation days | 23 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 280 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 93 | 114 | 124 | 120 | 124 | 120 | 155 | 155 | 150 | 124 | 90 | 93 | 1,462 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Average ultraviolet index | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| Source: [3] | |||||||||||||
Politics
The town of Princes Town is one of the 41 Parliamentary seats that are contested for the General Elections in
Notable residents
- Amy Leong Pang - painter
- Adrian Cola Rienzi (Krishna Deonarine) - politician
- Basdeo Panday - former Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, politician, lawyer, and actor
References
- ^ "Community Register PTRC (Excel Document [Added Up All info from the areas in Princes Town to get the total population])". CSO Trinidad and Tobago. CSO Trinidad and Tobago. July 14, 2011. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
- ^ "List of Postal Districts". TTPOST. TTPOST. July 29, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Climate Princes Town". besttravelmonths.com. Retrieved February 25, 2020.