Diego Martin is a town in northwestern Trinidad

Trinidad and Tobago

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, just north-west of the capital Port of Spain

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 and east of Carenage

Carenage

Carenage is a community in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. It is located in northwestern Trinidad, and is administered by the Diego Martin Regional Corporation...

. The Diego Martin Valley in the Northern Range

Northern Range

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 was once filled with a number of small villages but is now a densely populated area. It was named after a Spanish

Spain

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 explorer Don Diego Martín. The area was first settled by French

France

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 planters and their slaves

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 in the 1780s. It consists of a cluster of communities including Congo Village, Diamond Vale, Green Hill, Patna Village, Petit Valley, Blue Range, La Puerta Avenue, Four Roads, Rich Plain, River Estate, Blue Basin, Water Wheel, Gaza, Bhagatelle and Sierra Leone.

Petit Valley extends from the Four Roads area all the way through the hills of the Northern Range crossing over into Maraval.
The Maple Leaf (Canadian) International School is located in Petit Valley.

"Patna

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" reflects the settlement of Indo-Trinidadian

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 indentured labourers, while "Congo" and "Sierra Leone

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" refer to free Africa

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n indentured labourers. Places to visit include the historical Waterwheel and the Blue Basin waterfalls, especially the magnificent Blue Basin waterfall.

The town area is administered by the Diego Martin Regional Corporation

Diego Martin Regional Corporation

Diego Martin Regional Corporation is a Regional Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago. It has a land area of 127.53 km² and is headquartered in Petit Valley. Other urban areas within Diego Martin Regional Corporation include Carenage, Diego Martin, Maraval and Westmoorings.-Elected Areas:* Alyce...

 and is the home town of Miss Universe

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 1998, Wendy Fitzwilliam

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Diego Martin holds Trinidad and Tobago's lowest record temperature of 9 °C (48.2 °F).