Debe
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Debe is a town in south Trinidad
located north of Penal
and south of San Fernando
. As the town of Debe has grown it has merged to some extent with Penal. Debe is an important town in the wholesale marketing
of agricultural produce, and was formerly important in sugar cane production. Debe is also widely known for doubles
and other India
n delicacies. It also has the largest wholesale market in the country.
Debe is a tiny part of India which settled here many years ago, it brings tradition and culture to the fore front of society.It is an exotic blend of east meets west.
Debe is administered by the Penal-Debe Regional Corporation
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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...
located north of Penal
Penal
Peneral is a town in south Trinidad. It lies south of San Fernando and Debe, and north of Siparia. Originally a rice and cocoa producing area, Penal has grown into an important town in the past few years and is now a desirable place for corporate expansion...
and south of San Fernando
San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago
The City of San Fernando with a population of 55,419 according to the 2000 census, is the larger of Trinidad and Tobago's two cities and the second largest municipality after Chaguanas. It occupies 18 km² and is located in the southwestern part of the island of Trinidad...
. As the town of Debe has grown it has merged to some extent with Penal. Debe is an important town in the wholesale marketing
Wholesale marketing
The consumption and production of marketed food are spatially separated. Production is primarily in rural areas whilst consumption is in urban areas. Agricultural marketing is the process that overcomes this separation, allowing produce to be moved from an area of surplus to one of need...
of agricultural produce, and was formerly important in sugar cane production. Debe is also widely known for doubles
Doubles (food)
"Doubles" is a common street food in Trinidad and Tobago. It is a sandwich made with two flat fried "breads", called "bara" filled with curried chick peas or garbanzo beans, commonly called channa...
and other India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n delicacies. It also has the largest wholesale market in the country.
Debe is a tiny part of India which settled here many years ago, it brings tradition and culture to the fore front of society.It is an exotic blend of east meets west.
Debe is administered by the Penal-Debe Regional Corporation
Penal-Debe Regional Corporation
Penal-Debe Regional Corporation is a Regional Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago. It has a land area of 246.91 km². Urban areas within Penal-Debe Regional Corporation include Penal, where the corporation is headquartered, and Debe.-Areas:...
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