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Penal–Debe

Region in Trinidad and Tobago

Penal–Debe PDRC
Region
Penal–Debe Regional Corporation
Motto: Foward in Unity

Coordinates: 10°10′08″N 61°25′52″W / 10.169°N 61.431°W / 10.169; -61.431
Country	Trinidad and Tobago
Founded	13 September 1990^[1]
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.org

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%.^[2]^[3]

References

^ "Act No. 21 of 1990". DIGITAL LEGISLATIVE LIBRARY. Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
^ Trinidad and Tobago 2011 Population and Housing Census Demographic Report (PDF) (Report). Trinidad and Tobago Central Statistical Office. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
^ https://pdrctt.org/nature-of-the-pdrc/