Point Fortin

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Point Fortin
Borough
Republic Borough of Point Fortin
Point Fortin (in the background)
Motto:  Aspire to Achieve
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Coordinates: 10°10′N 61°40′W / 10.167°N 61.667°W / 10.167; -61.667
Country	Trinidad and Tobago
Jurisdiction	Republic Borough of Point Fortin
Settled	1783
Borough	24 March 1980[1]
Named for	A man with no recorded first name, simply called Fortin, was granted land in Trinidad. It was then called Point Fortin.
Government
• Governing body	Point Fortin Borough Corporation
• Mayor	Saleema McCree Thomas, PNM
• Deputy Mayor	Councillor Leslie Chang Fong
• Chief Executive Officer	Donnamay Taylor, PNM
Borough Corporation seats	6 electoral districts
House seats	1/41
Area
• Borough	23.88 km2 (9.22 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	9 m (30 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Borough	20,161
• Density	809/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
• Urban	29,579
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
Postal Code	64xxxx, 70xxxx[3]
Area code(s)	+1 (868) 648, 651, 690
ISO 3166 code	TT-PTF
Website	pointfortinborough.com

Point Fortin, officially the Republic Borough of Point Fortin, the smallest Borough in Trinidad and Tobago is located in southwestern Trinidad, about 32 km (20 mi) southwest of San Fernando, in the historic county of Saint Patrick. After the discovery of petroleum in the area in 1906 the town grew into a major oil-producing centre. The town grew with the oil industry between the 1940s and 1980s, culminating in its elevation to borough status in 1980. After the end of the oil boom Point Fortin was hit hard by economic recession in the 1980s and the closure of its oil refinery. Construction of a Liquefied Natural Gas plant by Atlantic LNG in late 1990s boosted the economy.