Town

It is located between St. Augustine

Saint Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago

St. Augustine, a town on the East-West Corridor of Trinidad and Tobago, is the site of one of the four campuses of the University of the West Indies. It is located east of Curepe and west of Tunapuna....

, Tacarigua

Tacarigua

Tacarigua is a town in the East-West Corridor of Trinidad and Tobago, located east of Tunapuna and north of Trincity. It is on the banks of the Tacarigua River....

 and Trincity

Trincity

Trincity is a planned community in northern Trinidad. It is located along the East-West Corridor south of Tunapuna and north of Piarco.Trincity was developed by Home Construction Limited, now a subsidiary of CL Financial, one of the largest conglomerates in the Caribbean...

. Tunapuna is the largest town between San Juan and Arima

Arima

The Royal Borough of Arima is the fourth largest town in Trinidad and Tobago. Located east of the capital, Port of Spain, Arima supports the only organised indigenous community in the country, the Santa Rosa Carib Community and is the seat of the Carib Queen...

. It is an important market and commercial centre, and is the seat of the Tunapuna-Piarco Regional Corporation

Tunapuna-Piarco Regional Corporation

Tunapuna-Piarco Regional Corporation is a local government body in Trinidad and Tobago. It is one of nine Regional Corporations in Trinidad which replaced the system of Counties as local government bodies in 1992. It is the largest by population of all the Regional Corporations. It contains the...

. The Tunapuna Parliamentary seat is a marginal, hence popular wisdom dictates: "if you win Tunapuna, you win the elections".

The renowned writer and scholar, C.L.R. James was born and is buried here, popular 1950s pianist

Pianist

A pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:...

 Winifred Atwell

Winifred Atwell

Una Winifred Atwell Una Winifred Atwell Una Winifred Atwell (27 February or April 1910 or 1914There is some uncertainty over her date and year of birth. Many sources suggest 27 February 1914, but there is a strong suggestion that her birthday was 27 April. Most sources give her year of birth as...

 was born here. The song Tuna Puna Trinidad was the B-side of a single released by Petula Clark

Petula Clark

Petula Clark, CBE is an English singer, actress, and composer whose career has spanned seven decades.Clark's professional career began as an entertainer on BBC Radio during World War II...

in 1955.

Carnival

For over one hundred years, Tunapuna has been a Carnival venue. Each year this regional carnival, which is a showcase for traditional and conventional mas, steel band, and stick fighting, is organised by the Tunapuna Carnival Committee.