Back بوينت فورتين Arabic Point Fortin (kapital sa rehiyon) CEB Point Fortin German Punta Fortín Spanish پوینت فورتین Persian Point Fortin French פוינט פורטין HE Փոյնթ Ֆորթին Armenian Point Fortin Italian ポイント・フォーティン Japanese
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Point Fortin | |
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| Republic Borough of Point Fortin | |
 Point Fortin (in the background) | |
| Motto: Aspire to Achieve | |
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| Coordinates: 10°10′N 61°40′W / 10.167°N 61.667°W | |
| Country | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Jurisdiction | Republic Borough of Point Fortin |
| Settled | 1783 |
| Borough | 24 March 1980[1] |
| Named for | A man with no recorded first name, simply called Fortin, was granted land in Trinidad. It was then called Point Fortin. |
| Government | |
| • Governing body | Point Fortin Borough Corporation |
| • Mayor | Saleema McCree Thomas, PNM |
| • Deputy Mayor | Councillor Leslie Chang Fong |
| • Chief Executive Officer | Donnamay Taylor, PNM |
| Borough Corporation seats | 6 electoral districts |
| House seats | 1/41 |
| Area | |
| • Borough | 23.88 km2 (9.22 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Borough | 20,161 |
| • Density | 809/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 29,579 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| Postal Code | 64xxxx, 70xxxx[3] |
| Area code(s) | +1 (868) 648, 651, 690 |
| ISO 3166 code | TT-PTF |
| Website | pointfortinborough.com |
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Point Fortin, officially the Republic Borough of Point Fortin, the smallest Borough in Trinidad and Tobago is located in southwestern Trinidad, about 32 km (20 mi) southwest of San Fernando, in the historic county of Saint Patrick. After the discovery of petroleum in the area in 1906 the town grew into a major oil-producing centre. The town grew with the oil industry between the 1940s and 1980s, culminating in its elevation to borough status in 1980. After the end of the oil boom Point Fortin was hit hard by economic recession in the 1980s and the closure of its oil refinery. Construction of a Liquefied Natural Gas plant by Atlantic LNG in late 1990s boosted the economy.
- ^ "Act1980_12.pdf". DIGITAL LEGISLATIVE LIBRARY. Government of Trinidad and Tobago. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ "Elevation of Point Fortin, Trinidad and Tobago Elevation Map, Topo, Contour". floodmap.net. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- ^ "List of Postal Districts". TTPOST. 29 July 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2018.[permanent dead link]