San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago

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San Fernando
City
City of San Fernando
Independence Avenue in Downtown San Fernando
Nicknames:  Sando
Motto(s):  Sanitas Fortis In a Healthy Environment We Will Find Strength.
San Fernando Location on the island of Trinidad Show map of Trinidad and Tobago San Fernando San Fernando (Caribbean) Show map of Caribbean San Fernando San Fernando (North America) Show map of North America
Coordinates: 10°17′N 61°28′W / 10.283°N 61.467°W / 10.283; -61.467
Country	Trinidad and Tobago
Jurisdiction	City of San Fernando
Settled	1595
Borough	19 August 1853
City	18 November 1988
Named for	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
• City	19 km2 (7 sq mi)
Elevation [1]	1 m (3 ft)
Population  (2011)
• City	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[2]
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.