Tabaquite is a town in central Trinidad

Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...

, north of Rio Claro

Rio Claro, Trinidad and Tobago

Rio Claro is the largest town in southeastern Trinidad, in Trinidad and Tobago. Rio Claro lies east of Princes Town, west of Mayaro and northwest of Guayaguayare. It serves as the major commercial centre for southeastern Trinidad. It lies in a primarily agricultural area...

 and west of Navet.

Overview

Tabaquite is a primarily rural area and suffers from infrastructural neglect. It was formerly an important cocoa bean producer.

Tabaquite is administered by the Couva-Tabaquite-Talparo Regional Corporation

Couva-Tabaquite-Talparo Regional Corporation

Couva-Tabaquite-Talparo Regional Corporation is a Regional Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago. It has a land area of 719.64 km². Urban areas within Couva-Tabaquite-Talparo Regional Corporation include Claxton Bay, Couva, Point Lisas, St...

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Tabaquite was served for a time by a station on the Trinidad Government Railways.

"Tabaquite sweet, Tabaquite nice, Tabaquite really is a paradise".