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What Is the Capital of Trinidad and Tobago?

Port of Spain is on UTC-4 — UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time). There is no daylight saving time.

Port of Spain

The capital of Trinidad and Tobago is Port of Spain. About 545,000 people live in the Port of Spain urban area — 39.8% of the country's population.

545,000

Urban area population

UTC-4

Time zone

10.65°N

Latitude · 61.52°W

Yes

Largest city

Port of Spain at a glance

Translation of the name the Spanish gave the town in 1595, Puerto de España; the name was anglicized after the British captured Trinidad in 1797.

UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time). No daylight saving time.

10 39 N, 61 31 W · IANA time zone America/Port_of_Spain

Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela

Straight-line distance between capitals.

The capital of Trinidad and Tobago is Port of Spain. About 545,000 people live in the Port of Spain urban area — 39.8% of the country's population.

Yes — Port of Spain is also the largest urban area of Trinidad and Tobago (545,000).

Port of Spain is on UTC-4 — UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time). There is no daylight saving time.

Translation of the name the Spanish gave the town in 1595, Puerto de España; the name was anglicized after the British captured Trinidad in 1797.

Data: CIA World Factbook (public domain); population: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0).