Nariva 2651838 77631402 2006-09-25T00:33:52Z Guettarda 97232 rm "see also" - already in template [[image:0094manzanilla.JPG|400px|thumb|right|Manzanilla beach, Nariva]] '''Nariva''' is a [[county]] in [[Trinidad and Tobago]]. It is located in eastern [[Trinidad]], south of the county of [[Saint Andrew, Trinidad and Tobago|Saint Andrew]] and north of the county of [[Mayaro]], to the west by the county of [[Victoria, Trinidad and Tobago|Victoria]] and to the northwest by the county of [[Saint George, Trinidad and Tobago|Saint George]]. The southern boundary of the county lies along the [[Ortoire River]] and the western boundary is [[Cocos Bay]] (more commonly referred to as [[Manzanilla Bay]]). The towns of [[Rio Claro, Trinidad and Tobago|Rio Claro]] and [[Ecclesville]] are located in Nariva county. The [[Nariva Swamp]] is located in the eastern part of Nariva County. Nariva County covers 166 [[kilometre|km]]<sup>2</sup> (64 [[mile|mi]]<sup>2</sup>) and is divided into two wards, [[Charuma]] and [[Cocal]]. The name ''Nariva'' is of [[Amerindian]] origins. Until [[1990]] Nariva was administers together with the county of Mayaro by the [[Nariva-Mayaro County Council]]. Since then the county has been split between the [[Sangre Grande Regional Corporation]] and the [[Rio Claro-Mayaro Regional Corporation]]. ==References== *{{cite book | author=[[Michael Anthony (author)|Anthony, Michael]] | title=Historical Dictionary of Trinidad and Tobago | publisher=Scarecrow Press, Inc. Lanham, Md., and London | year=2001 |id=ISBN 0-8108-3173-2}} {{Local Government in Trinidad and Tobago}} [[Category:Geography of Trinidad and Tobago]] {{Trinidad-geo-stub}}