San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago

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
City of San Fernando
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

Twin towns – sister cities

San Fernando has a sister city, as designated by Sister Cities International:

• New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Canada
• La Trinité, Martinique, France