Grande Riviere

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Grande Riviere

Total population

334

Coordinates10.83°, -61.05°

Demographic figures from Central Statistical Office (Trinidad and Tobago). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Grande Riviere is a village on the north coast of Trinidad located between Toco and Matelot. The area was originally settled by immigrants from Venezuela and Tobago who cultivated cacao and subsistence crops. After falling cocoa prices in the 1920s and expanding pest problems caused the collapse of the cocoa industry, Grande Riviere went into a decline which continued until the development of ecotourism. Between 1931 and 2000 the population of Grande Riviere fell from 718 to 334.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.