ABOUT TOCO
Toco
Foundation is situated in the centre of the County of St. David,
commonly known as the Toco Region in the village of Toco.
The Toco region is generally taken to include all the villages along the
Toco Main Road from Matura to Matelot. Toco is situated in the
beautiful North-Eastern corner of Trinidad, bounded by the Caribbean Sea
to the North and by the Atlantic Ocean to the East.
it lays 65
miles land route to the capital of Port-of-Spain, 22 miles by sea to our
sister isle Tobago and one hour drive to our closest and shopping town, Sangre Grande.
The Toco Coast is a very diverse community with varying socio-economic and cultural ingredients. These ingredients have influenced the attitude and behaviour of the people, both adults and youths.
The Toco Region has a population of approximately nine thousand five hundred (9500) The area is a representation of ethnic diversity with 46.2% of the population being African descent, 13.8% of East Indian descent, 0.1% Caucasian, 0.2% Chinese and 39.9% described as Mixed.
Some characteristics of the Toco region includes:
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7 small fishing ports distributed throughout the Toco Region.
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Transport is mainly by Maxi Taxi and some undependable Public transport
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13 primary schools of a denominational and government nature
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Three (3) Secondary schools
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35 churches mainly Christian denomination with some elements among the Hindus and Muslims.
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Several community based organizations
