Egbert Warren's Site

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 and is served by the Princes Town Regional Corporation.

The village is close to Trinidad's oil reserves and fishing and agriculture are the area's main economies with some of the residents of the community working in Princes Town and San Fernando. It is somewhat of a rural dormitory district for these larger urban areas.

Moruga was in the national news in 1998 when a historic bridge near the town collapsed as a van was being driven over it (there were no fatalities).

The main communities within the Moruga district (heading south from Princes Town) are Indian Walk, Fifth Company, Preau (St Mary's), Cachipe, Rock River, Basse Terre, Bois Jean Jean, Grand Chemin, La Lune and Marac, with the last three communities located on the coast. Basse Terre has the largest population and Grand Chemin is the location of the major government buildings such as the local police station, library and public health facility.

The communities near to the sea are noted nationwide as the locations of good sea-bathing spots such as La Retrait (off Lanse Mitan Road), which is the site of the popular "Ash Wednesday cool-down.

Fifth Company Village was named after the Black American baptist ex-soldiers who migrated to Trinidad in 1816. From the late-1800s to the early-1900s, many Venezuelans came by boat to settle in Moruga, bringing with them such Christmas traditions as parang music and pastelles (corn pies).

Academic Institutions

SCHOOL	LEVEL	ADDRESS	RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION	HISTORY
*Fifth Company Baptist School*		Fifth Company Village	Baptist
*La Lune RC Schoo*	Primary	La Lune	Roman Catholic	116 Pupils in 2002
*Moruga Composite School*	Secondary		Non-Denominational
*Moruga RC School*	Primary	Grand Chemin	Roman Catholic	162 Pupils in 2002
*Rock River RC School*	Primary	Rock River	Roman Catholic	430 Pupils in 2002