Scarborough (Tobago)
Region
Scarborough is the capital of the island of Tobago, which is the island state of Trinidad and Tobago together with Trinidad. The capital of the island state 's Port of Spain, Trinidad.
Geography
Scarborough, located in southwest Tobago at the rockly Bay, is the seat of administration of the island and the only commercial port. 15.830 Of the 54 084 inhabitants of the island ( census of 15 May 2000 ) live in Saint Andrew Parish, whose main town is Scarborough. The population of Scarborough itself is currently less than one third of the population of the parish ( 4752 according to an estimate from 2010), and the census of May 2000 only 980 Scarborough in the broader sense ( Scarborough / extended ), however, takes the largest part of Saint Andrew Parish (except, Patience Hill ) and is equipped with 14,106 inhabitants, the largest city of Tobago.
History
The town's history is linked to the checkered history of Tobago. 1654 for the first time, mentioned as Nieuw Vlissingen - and later as Lampsinburg, named after the ship owners, wholesalers and 1st Baron of Tobago Cornelis Lampsins, Scarborough is a Dutch foundation. Within the next fifteen years, first conquered by the British and then the French the island. 1670, the Dutch were in power again and established the first civil government in Tobago.
Until 1762, the island was now over ninety years of French colony, the British retook the island and chose as the seat of government initially Georgetown. 1769 the House of Assembly was moved to Lampinsburg. As part of this relocation Scarborough got its present name and became the seat of government of the island. In 1790 the town was almost completely destroyed in a big fire and then rebuilt.
Attractions
- The park-like Botanical Garden was opened in 1888 and is located in the city.
- Fort King George is located east of the city center. It was built in 1777, already adopted in 1781 by the French and renamed Fort Castries. After some discussion, the British moved in 1814 into the fort. 1856 a prison and a hospital was established. 1926 a water reservoir and 1958 a lighthouse was built on the site until 1965, a park was created. In a building of the National Museum is housed.
- The Court House from 1825 is today as a meeting of the Tobago House of Assembly (THA ) - used - an institution of local government.
- The Dwight Yorke Stadium lies north, in the direction of Roxborough and was named after the most successful footballers of Tobago, among other things, played at Manchester United.
Traffic
The only two-lane road on the island, the Claude Noel Highway leads from Scarborough to the airport. The Winward Road runs along the southern coast after Roxborough and on to Charlottesville. The Northside Road via Moriah on the north coast and thence to Castara, Parlatuvier and L'Anse Fourmi.
From the central bus station in Scarborough blue - white painted buses (mostly by the Chinese company Higer Bus) of the Public Transport Service Corporation ( PTSC ). The main routes are: west to Crown Point and Black Rock, east to Charlottesville and head north towards Moriah, Castara and L' Anse Fourmi. The tickets are very cheap ( 3-8 TT $) and must be purchased before starting the journey.
The same routes are served by taxis - they are called here, maxi taxi, blue and white painted minibuses with 8 seats, and route taxis, cars with 4 seats. Both types can be stopped at the open road.
About 13 kilometers to the west lies the Crown Point International Airport with daily connections to Port of Spain and some international flights, including to Frankfurt am Main.
The Port of Scarborough in 1991 developed as a deep water port, in recent years, a terminal for cruise ships was built. Walking on the ferry at least twice daily fast ferry to Port of Spain. The TT Spirit and the TT Express need 2.5 hours for a crossing, each person TT $ 150 (as of 2012) costs.
Sons and daughters of the city
- Emile Abraham ( b. 1974 ), cyclist