San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago

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San Fernando
City
City of San Fernando
Independence Avenue in Downtown San Fernando
Nickname(s):  Sando The Industrial Capital of Trinidad and Tobago[1]
Motto(s):  Sanitas Fortis In a Healthy Environment We Will Find Strength.
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Coordinates: 10°17′N 61°28′W / 10.283°N 61.467°W / 10.283; -61.467Coordinates: 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	Junia Regrello, PNM
• Deputy Mayor	Ferri Hosein, PNM
City Corporation seats	9 electoral districts
House seats	2/41
Area
• City	19 km2 (7 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	1 m (3 ft)
Population  (2011)
• City	48,838
• Rank	2nd
• Density	2,570/km2 (6,700/sq mi)
• Urban	82,997
Demonym(s)	San Fernandian
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
Postal Code	60xxxx, 61xxxx, 65xxxx[3]
Area code(s)	(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 also known, 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. Many local Trinidadians refer to the city with the shortened name "Sando." 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.

Geography[]

San Fernando Hill

San Fernando is a coastal city. It is bounded by the Guaracara River to the north, the Sir Solomon Hochoy Highway to the east, the Southern Main Road to the southeast, and the Oropouche River to the south. The city proper is located on the flanks of two hills - San Fernando Hill (formerly known as Naparima Hill) and Alexander Hill. Several mansions on the pinnacle of Alexander Hill house belong to some of the more prominent San Fernandian families. The Cipero, Vistabella, Marabella and Godineau Rivers all enter the sea within the city limits.

Climate[]

San Fernando has a tropical monsoon climate with a wet season lasting from May to January and a dry season lasting from February to April.^{[4][failed verification]}

Demographics[]

Ancestry[]

Prominent San Fernandians[]

• Stephen Ames, PGA Tour golfer
• Eugene Chen (Chen Youren) (1878–1944) Foreign Minister of China.
• Hasely Crawford, Olympic gold medalist (1976)
• Annie Dookhan, convicted felon and former chemist
• Hedy Fry, PC, MP (born 6 August 1941) is a Trinidadian-born Canadian politician and physician.
• Noor Hassanali, President of Trinidad and Tobago (1987–97)
• Rikki Jai, chutney and chutney soca artist
• Christina F. Lewis (1919-1974) Pan-African community worker, trade unionist and women's rights activist
• Patrick Manning, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (1991–95, 2002–2010)
• Sir Trevor McDonald, news reporter
• Mishael Morgan, TV actress
• Manny Ramjohn, long-distance runner; first person to win a gold medal for Trinidad and Tobago at a major athletics event.
• Jean Ramjohn-Richards, First Lady of Trinidad and Tobago (2003–2013)
• George Maxwell Richards, President of Trinidad and Tobago (2003–2013)
• Adrian Cola Rienzi (Krishna Deonarine)
• Samuel Selvon, writer (1923-1994)
• Jlloyd Samuel, footballer
• Sullivan Walker, film and television actor^[7]

References[]

External links[]

San Fernando travel guide from Wikivoyage

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