Arouca is a town in the East-West Corridor of Trinidad and
Tobago located 19 km (12 mi) east of Port of Spain, along the Eastern
Main Road. It is located west of Arima, east of Tunapuna and Tacarigua, south
of Lopinot, and north of Piarco. It is governed by the Tunapuna-Piarco Regional
Corporation. Arouca may be a corruption of Arauca, an Amerindian tribe
