San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago
San Fernando | |
|---|---|
| City of San Fernando | |
| Nicknames: Sando | |
| Motto(s): Sanitas Fortis In a Healthy Environment We Will Find Strength. | |
Location on the island of Trinidad | |
| Coordinates: 10°17′N 61°28′W / 10.283°N 61.467°W | |
| Country | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Jurisdiction | City of San Fernando |
| Settled | 1595 |
| Borough | 19 August 1853 |
| City | 18 November 1988 |
| Named after | Saint Ferdinand III of Castile |
| Government | |
| • Body | San Fernando City Corporation |
| • Mayor | Councillor Robert Parris, PNM |
| • Deputy Mayor | Alderman Patricia Alexis, PNM |
| City Corporation seats | 9 electoral districts |
| House seats | 2/41 |
| Area | |
| 19 km2 (7 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 1 m (3 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| 48,838 | |
| • Rank | 2nd |
| • Density | 2,570/km2 (6,700/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 82,997 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| Postal Code | 60xxxx, 61xxxx, 65xxxx |
| Area code | (868) |
| ISO 3166 code | TT-SFO |
| Telephone Exchanges | 652, 653, 657, 658, 697, 831 |
San Fernando, officially the City of San Fernando, is the most populous city and second most populous municipality in Trinidad and Tobago, after Chaguanas. Sando, as it is known to many local Trinidadians, occupies 19 km2 and is located in the southwestern part of the island of Trinidad. It is bounded to the north by the Guaracara River, the south by the Oropouche River, the east by the Sir Solomon Hochoy Highway, and the west by the Gulf of Paria. The former borough was elevated to the status of a city corporation on 18 November 1988. The motto of San Fernando is: "Sanitas Fortis" - In a Healthy Environment We Will Find Strength. San Fernando is called Trinidad and Tobago's "industrial capital" because of its proximity to the Pointe-à-Pierre oil refinery and many other petrochemical, LNG, iron and steel and aluminium smelters in places such as Point Lisas in Couva, Point Fortin, and La Brea.