San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago
city in Trinidad and Tobago From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
San Fernando is the second largest city of Trinidad and Tobago. About 50,000 people live here. It used to be a borough, but was made into a city in 1988. Pitch Lake is located here.
San Fernando | |
|---|---|
| City of San Fernando | |
.jpg) Independence Avenue in Downtown San Fernando | |
| Nickname: 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 | |
| Country |  Trinidad and Tobago |
| Jurisdiction | City of San Fernando |
| Settled | 1595 |
| Borough | 1853 |
| City | November 18th, 1989 |
| Named for | Saint Ferdinand III of Castile |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Junia Regrello |
| Area | |
| • Urban | 18.64 km2 (7.20 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • City | 82,997 |
| • Rank | 2nd |
| • Urban | 48,838 |
| • Urban density | 2,570/km2 (6,700/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 34,159 |
| Demonym | San Fernandian |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Not Observed) |
| Postal Code | 60xxxx, 61xxxx, 65xxxx [1] |
| Area code(s) | + 1 (868) 652, 653, 657, 658, 697, 831 |
| HDI The HDI for Trinidad and Tobago is 0.814, which gives the country a rank of 19th out of 177 countries with data (2007/2008) – high | |
San Fernando has a sister city, as designated by Sister Cities International:
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