Kingston Parish

Kingston is one of the 14 Parishes of Jamaica. Together with neighboring St. Andrew Parish, it makes up the consolidated administrative unit of Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation, or, informally the City of Kingston.

Kingston Parish is 25 km² in area, with a population of 96,052 as of the 2001 census. The area consists of numerous neighborhoods, mainly downtown Kingston, but also Tivoli Gardens, Denham Town, Rae Town, Kingston Gardens, National Heroes Park, Bournemouth Gardens, Norman Gardens, Rennock Lodge, Springfield and Port Royal, along with portions of Rollington Town, Franklyn Town and Allman Town. Kingston is the capital of Jamaica.

Counties and Parishes of Jamaica
Counties
  • Cornwall
  • Middlesex
  • Surrey
Parishes
  • Clarendon
  • Hanover
  • Kingston
  • Manchester
  • Portland
  • Saint Andrew
  • Saint Ann
  • Saint Catherine
  • Saint Elizabeth
  • Saint James
  • Saint Mary
  • Saint Thomas
  • Trelawny
  • Westmoreland

Coordinates: 17°58′N 76°48′W / 17.967°N 76.8°W / 17.967; -76.8

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    —Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)