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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.
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San Fernando | |
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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 | ![]() |
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 |
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