Couva

Couva
Town
Downtown Couva
Couva Location within Trinidad and Tobago Couva Location within the Caribbean Couva Location within North America
Coordinates: 10°25′N 61°27′W
Country	Trinidad and Tobago
Region	Couva–Tabaquite–Talparo
Settled	1797
Named for	Couva River
Government
• Members of Parliament	List of MPs Jearlean John (Couva North) Barry Padarath (Couva South)
• Councillors	List of Councillors Arelene S Solomon-Ramesar (United National Congress) Gangaram Gopaul (United National Congress) Ramchand Rajbal Maraj (United National Congress) Allan Seepersad (United National Congress) Vanessa Kussie (United National Congress)
Area
• Total	68.2 km2 (26.3 sq mi)
Elevation	47 m (154 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	48,858
• Rank	5th
• Density	716/km2 (1,850/sq mi)
Demonym	Couvan
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)
Postal Code(s)	54xxxx, 55xxxx
Area code	868
Telephone Exchanges	636, 679, 830
HDI The HDI for Trinidad and Tobago is 0.814, which gives the country a rank of 19th out of 177 countries with data (2007/2008) – high

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Couva is a town in west-central Trinidad, south of Port of Spain and Chaguanas and north of San Fernando and Point Fortin. It is the capital and main urban centre of Couva–Tabaquite–Talparo, and the Greater Couva area includes the Point Lisas industrial estate and the port of Point Lisas. It is one of the fastest-growing towns in the country. Couva's southern boundary is at the village of California and Point Lisas, and to the north Couva stretches to McBean (both on the Trinidad Southern Main Road). To the east of Couva is Preysal. To the west of Couva is the road to Waterloo and Carli Bay, which are located on the Gulf of Paria. Couva was part of the Caroni County. Couva is considered a major power base for the United National Congress, whose headquarters was previously located here.