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Monday, November 20, 2017

Parishes of Jamaica — Map and Info



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With about 200 kilometers of seawater separating it from Cuba and Haiti, JAMAICA is an emerald-green island country in the northwest Caribbean Sea. Regarding administrative divisions of its land, Jamaica is comprised of fourteen (14) parishes: Clarendon, Hanover, Kingston, Manchester, Portland, Saint Andrew, Saint Ann, Saint Catherine, Saint Elizabeth, Saint James, Saint Mary, Saint Thomas, Trelawny, and Westmoreland. Below are the parishes' first-order administrative capital cities:

Clarendon — May Pen
Hanover — Lucea
Kingston — Kingston (national capital)
Manchester — Mandeville
Portland — Port Antonio
Saint Andrew — Half-Way-Tree
Saint Ann — Saint Ann's Bay
Saint Catherine — Spanish Town
Saint Elizabeth — Black River
Saint James — Montego Bay
Saint Mary — Port Maria
Saint Thomas — Morant Bay
Trelawny — Falmouth
Westmoreland — Savanna-la-Mar

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