Saint James, Trinidad and Tobago
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Saint James Saint James, Port of Spain |
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| District of Port of Spain | |
St. James, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
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| Coordinates: 10°40′N 61°31′W / 10.667°N 61.517°WCoordinates: 10°40′N 61°31′W / 10.667°N 61.517°W | |
| Country | Trinidad and Tobago |
| County | Saint George County |
| City | Port of Spain |
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| • Mayor | Louis Lee Sing (Mayor of Port of Spain City) |
| • Governing body | Port of Spain City Corporation |
| Time zone | AST (UTC−4) |
| • Summer (DST) | DST (UTC-4) |
St. James is a district of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. The main road is the Western Main Road. It runs from Woodbrook to Cocorite. St. James is also known for its diverse mixture of cultural activities.
Port of Spain's last major municipal expansion occurred in 1938, when the St. James district north of Woodbrook and west of St. Clair was incorporated into the city limits. In the late 19th century, Indian indentured labourers on nearby sugar estates established houses here, and St. James gradually became the centre of Port of Spain's Indian population, with many streets named after cities and districts in India. Western Main Road, the area's major thoroughfare, has long been the city's main nightlife district, sometimes nicknamed "the city that never sleeps".
Long Circular Road, which curves north from Western Main Road then east to meet Maraval Road, forms part of the city boundary. Its "circle" encloses Flagstaff Hill, a small rise with the US ambassador's residence at its summit, which lends its name to an area of apartment buildings at its southern foot.
South of St. James and near the seashore at Invaders Bay is Mucurapo, a mostly residential district which also contains the city's second-largest cemetery.
V.S. Naipaul, a winner of the Nobel Prize for literature, grew up in St. James.
Singer, songwriter and actress Nicki Minaj was born in St. James and lived there until emigrating to the United States.
St. James became part of the city of Port-of-Spain in 1938. Until 1992, the Civil Aviation Training Centre (CATC), now a unit of the Trinidad and Tobago Civil Aviation Authority, was located along Long Circular Road in St. James.
Many of the streets of St. James were named after the "older names" of Indian cities such as "Agra, Baroda, Benares, Bengal, Bombay (Mumbai), Calcutta (Kolkata), Cawnpore, Delhi, Hyderabad, Lucknow, Madras, Nepaul, Nizam and Patna."
There are also streets that are named after either English persons or places, such as Clarence Street, where an Anglican church and school are located.
Other persons and characters are represented in the naming of streets of St. James, such as Salazzar which is located close to the Police Station, Church St., Kathleen St., Romeo St., Coronation St., Avenue First, Mucurapo Road and Ethel Street.
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