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Victoria is a County in Trinidad And Tobago . It covers 813 Km 2 (314 Mi 2) and is divided into five wards. It is bordered on the north by the county of Caroni , the south by the county of Saint Patrick , and in the east by the counties of Mayaro and Nariva . To the east it borders the Gulf Of Paria . The major towns in County Victoria include San Fernando , Princes Town and Debe .

Prior to 1990 local government was administered by the Victoria County Council and the San Fernando City Corporation ( San Fernando Borough Council until 1988 ). After 1990, areas formerly administered by the Victoria County Council were divided between the Princes Town Regional Corporation , Couva-Tabaquite-Talparo Regional Corporation and the Penal-Debe Regional Corporation .

The county of Victoria was named in honour of Queen Victoria .


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