Princes Town is a town in southern 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...

 (generally pronounced by Trinidadians as if it were spelled "Princess Town").

Originally founded as the Amerindian Mission of Savana Grande

Spanish missions in Trinidad

Spanish Missions in Trinidad were established as part of the Spanish colonisation of its new possessions. In 1687 the Catholic Catalan Capuchin friars were given responsibility for religious conversions of the indigenous Amerindian residents of Trinidad and the Guianas. In 1713 the missions were...

, the town was renamed after the 1880 visit by Queen Victoria

Victoria of the United Kingdom

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's grandsons, Prince Albert

Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence

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 and Prince George

George V of the United Kingdom

George V was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 through the First World War until his death in 1936....

 (later King George V). The Princes each planted a poui tree

Tabebuia

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 at the Anglican church in the area, which still survives to this day. The population of the central district of the town is roughly estimated at 10,000.

Princes Town is located in south-central Trinidad, east 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...

, west 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 north of Moruga

Moruga

The district of Moruga lies on the central south coast of Trinidad at the western end of the Trinity Hills. It is in Victoria County, Trinidad and Tobago, and is served by the Princes Town Regional Corporation....

.