Roxborough, Trinidad and Tobago

Roxborough
Town
Country Trinidad and Tobago
Population (2011)
 • Total 2,089
  [1]
Time zone UTC−4 (AST)

Roxborough is a town in Trinidad and Tobago and the administrative seat of the region Eastern Tobago it's also rank as level(3) Regional service center. Located at the southern shore of the Island of Tobago, it has a population of 2,089 (2011).

History

The settlement was named after the cocoa plantation Roxborough Estate. In 1876, slave riots took place in that plantation. These were called Belmanna riots, named after the local Police chief.[2] Many slaves became arsonists for many buildings of that area.

See also

References

  1. ↑ 2011 Population and Housing Census by Central Statistical Office of Trinidad and Tobago
  2. ↑ History of Roxborough by Discover-TT.net. Retrieved 2018-03-02.

Coordinates: 11°15′N 60°35′W / 11.250°N 60.583°W / 11.250; -60.583

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