Point Fortin

Point Fortin
Republic Borough of Point Fortin
Point Fortin (in the background)
Point Fortin (in the background)
Motto: 
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Point Fortin is located in Trinidad and Tobago
Point Fortin
Point Fortin
Location of Point Fortin
Point Fortin is located in Caribbean
Point Fortin
Point Fortin
Point Fortin (Caribbean)
Point Fortin is located in North America
Point Fortin
Point Fortin
Point Fortin (North America)
Coordinates: 10°10′N 61°40′W / 10.167°N 61.667°W / 10.167; -61.667
CountryTrinidad and Tobago
JurisdictionRepublic Borough of Point Fortin
Settled1783
Borough24 March 1980[1]
Named forA man with no recorded first name, simply called Fortin, was granted land in Trinidad. It was then called Point Fortin.
Government
 • Governing bodyPoint Fortin Borough Corporation
 • MayorSaleema McCree Thomas, PNM
 • Deputy MayorCouncillor Leslie Chang Fong
 • Chief Executive OfficerDonnamay Taylor, PNM
Borough Corporation seats6 electoral districts
House seats1/41
Area
 • Borough23.88 km2 (9.22 sq mi)
Elevation9 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Borough20,161
 • Density809/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
 • Urban
29,579
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
Postal Code
64xxxx, 70xxxx[3]
Area code(s)+1 (868) 648, 651, 690
ISO 3166 codeTT-PTF
Websitepointfortinborough.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.

  1. ^ "Act1980_12.pdf". DIGITAL LEGISLATIVE LIBRARY. Government of Trinidad and Tobago. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Elevation of Point Fortin, Trinidad and Tobago Elevation Map, Topo, Contour". floodmap.net. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  3. ^ "List of Postal Districts". TTPOST. 29 July 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2018.[permanent dead link]