List of cities and towns in Jamaica facts for kids
The following is a list of the most populous settlements in Jamaica.
Contents
Definitions
The following definitions have been used:
- City: Official city status on a settlement is only conferred by Act of Parliament. Only three areas have the designation; Kingston when first incorporated in 1802 reflecting its early importance over the then capital Spanish Town, Montego Bay being granted the status in 1980, and Portmore, whose municipal council was given the city title in 2018. It is not necessarily based on population counts, and while a honorific title, can confer some increased autonomy.
- Town/Village: The Statistical Institute of Jamaica considers an urban area to be any area with 2,000 or more residents. A town would generally be considered to be ranked as a higher populated urban area, and a village as a minor urban area.
- Neighbourhood: Geographically obvious subdivisions of any of the above.
Cities and towns
Cities
Name | Census population | Coordinates | Parish | Granted | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | 2011 | 2001 | ||||
Kingston** | 584,627 | 579,137 | 17°59′N 76°48′W / 17.98°N 76.80°W | Kingston | 1802 | |
Portmore | 182,153 | 156,469 | 17°56′N 76°52′W / 17.94°N 76.87°W | Saint Catherine | 2018 | |
Montego Bay* | 110,115 | 96,477 | 18°28′N 77°55′W / 18.46°N 77.91°W | Saint James | 1980 |
** Country and parish capital
* Parish capital
Chief towns
These are settled areas with 10,000 residents or more.
Name | Census population | Coordinates | Parish | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | 2011 | 2001 | |||
Spanish Town* | 147,152 | 131,515 | 17°59′N 76°57′W / 17.99°N 76.95°W | Saint Catherine | |
May Pen* | 61,548 | 57,334 | 17°58′N 77°14′W / 17.97°N 77.24°W | Clarendon | |
Mandeville* | 49,695 | 47,467 | 18°03′N 77°29′W / 18.05°N 77.48°W | Manchester | |
Old Harbour | 28,912 | 23,823 | 17°55′N 77°06′W / 17.92°N 77.10°W | Saint Catherine | |
Savanna-la-Mar* | 22,633 | 19,893 | 18°10′N 77°57′W / 18.16°N 77.95°W | Westmoreland | |
Ocho Rios | 16,671 | 15,769 | 18°25′N 77°07′W / 18.42°N 77.11°W | Saint Ann | |
Linstead | 15,231 | 15,660 | 18°09′N 77°01′W / 18.15°N 77.02°W | Saint Catherine | |
Port Antonio* | 14,816 | 14,568 | 18°10′N 76°23′W / 18.16°N 76.38°W | Portland | |
Saint Ann's Bay* | 11,173 | 10,441 | 18°26′N 77°13′W / 18.44°N 77.22°W | Saint Ann | |
Morant Bay* | 11,052 | 10,782 | 17°52′N 76°23′W / 17.87°N 76.39°W | Saint Thomas | |
Yallahs | 10,849 | 9,888 | 17°52′N 76°34′W / 17.87°N 76.57°W | Saint Thomas | |
Hayes | 10,639 | 10,098 | 17°53′N 77°15′W / 17.88°N 77.25°W | Clarendon | |
Santa Cruz | 10,423 | 10,785 | 18°04′N 77°43′W / 18.07°N 77.72°W | Saint Elizabeth |
Towns and villages
Name | Census population | Coordinates | Parish | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2011 | 2001 | 1991 | |||
Above Rocks | 3,076 | 3,170 | 3,263 | 18°06′N 76°52′W / 18.10°N 76.87°W | Saint Catherine |
Aenon Town | 1,374 | 1,808 | 18°12′N 77°23′W / 18.20°N 77.39°W | Clarendon | |
Adelphi | 2,218 | 1,459 | 18°26′N 77°47′W / 18.44°N 77.79°W | Saint James | |
Albert Town | 3,845 | 3,949 | 3,389 | 18°17′N 77°32′W / 18.29°N 77.54°W | Trelawny |
Alexandria | 1,693 | 1,734 | 1,672 | 18°17′N 77°21′W / 18.29°N 77.35°W | Saint Ann |
Alligator Pond | 2,541 | 1,883 | 1,542 | 17°52′N 77°34′W / 17.87°N 77.56°W | Manchester |
Alston | 2,049 | 1,666 | 18°10′N 77°26′W / 18.17°N 77.43°W | Clarendon | |
Anchovy | 4,414 | 4,081 | 3,633 | 18°24′N 77°56′W / 18.40°N 77.93°W | Saint James |
Annotto Bay | 6,017 | 5,423 | 5,468 | 18°16′N 76°46′W / 18.27°N 76.77°W | Saint Mary |
Balaclava | 2,770 | 2,703 | 2,837 | 18°10′N 77°38′W / 18.17°N 77.64°W | Saint Elizabeth |
Bamboo | 4,705 | 4,298 | 3,732 | 18°23′N 77°16′W / 18.38°N 77.26°W | Saint Ann |
Bath | 2,115 | 2,144 | 2,151 | 17°57′N 76°21′W / 17.95°N 76.35°W | Saint Thomas |
Bethel Town | 4,198 | 3,232 | 2,768 | 18°18′N 77°57′W / 18.30°N 77.95°W | Westmoreland |
Black River* | 5,352 | 4,095 | 3,675 | 18°02′N 77°52′W / 18.03°N 77.86°W | Saint Elizabeth |
Bluefields | 2,978 | 3,132 | 2,564 | 18°10′N 78°02′W / 18.17°N 78.03°W | Westmoreland |
Bog Walk | 9,431 | 11,241 | 8,794 | 18°06′N 77°01′W / 18.10°N 77.02°W | Saint Catherine |
Brown's Town | 9,031 | 8,054 | 6,762 | 18°24′N 77°22′W / 18.40°N 77.36°W | Saint Ann |
Buff Bay | 4,678 | 4,210 | 2,596 | 18°14′N 76°40′W / 18.23°N 76.67°W | Portland |
Bull Savanna | 3,747 | 3,457 | 17°53′N 77°35′W / 17.88°N 77.59°W | Saint Elizabeth | |
Cambridge | 4,073 | 3,966 | 3,384 | 18°19′N 77°53′W / 18.32°N 77.89°W | Saint James |
Cascade | 812 | 866 | 1,220 | 18°24′N 78°06′W / 18.40°N 78.10°W | Hanover |
Carron Hall | 1,186 | 1,293 | 18°16′N 76°56′W / 18.27°N 76.94°W | Saint Mary | |
Cave Valley | 1,500 | 1,722 | 1,777 | 18°16′N 77°22′W / 18.27°N 77.37°W | Saint Ann |
Cedar Valley | 1,299 | 1,592 | 17°59′N 76°35′W / 17.99°N 76.58°W | Saint Thomas | |
Chapelton | 4,363 | 4,556 | 3,930 | 18°05′N 77°16′W / 18.08°N 77.27°W | Clarendon |
Christiana | 8,430 | 8,276 | 7,235 | 18°10′N 77°29′W / 18.17°N 77.49°W | Manchester |
Claremont | 1,773 | 1,970 | 2,154 | 18°23′N 77°10′W / 18.38°N 77.17°W | Saint Ann |
Clark's Town | 3,003 | 3,953 | 3,139 | 18°25′N 77°34′W / 18.42°N 77.57°W | Trelawny |
Coleyville | 2,016 | 2,098 | 3,320 | 18°13′N 77°30′W / 18.22°N 77.50°W | Manchester |
Comfort Castle | 893 | 856 | 18°03′N 76°25′W / 18.05°N 76.41°W | Portland | |
Constant Spring | 11,801 | 12,072 | 12,369 | 18°03′N 76°47′W / 18.05°N 76.78°W | Saint Andrew |
Croft's Hill | 3,117 | 3,202 | 2,994 | 18°08′N 77°13′W / 18.13°N 77.22°W | Clarendon |
Cross Keys | 1,869 | 2,057 | 17°53′N 77°30′W / 17.89°N 77.50°W | Manchester | |
Dalvey | 2,952 | 3,263 | 2,742 | 17°54′N 76°15′W / 17.90°N 76.25°W | Saint Thomas |
Darliston | 2,328 | 2,529 | 1,435 | 18°14′N 77°58′W / 18.23°N 77.97°W | Westmoreland |
Dias | 1,653 | 1,434 | 18°23′N 78°11′W / 18.39°N 78.19°W | Hanover | |
Discovery Bay | 2,446 | 2,518 | 2,230 | 18°28′N 77°23′W / 18.47°N 77.39°W | Saint Ann |
Duncans | 2,686 | 2,132 | 1,849 | 18°28′N 77°32′W / 18.47°N 77.53°W | Trelawny |
Easington | 2,664 | 2,326 | 2,378 | 17°55′N 76°36′W / 17.92°N 76.60°W | Saint Thomas |
Ewarton | 9,753 | 10,807 | 8,742 | 18°11′N 77°05′W / 18.18°N 77.08°W | Saint Catherine |
Falmouth* | 8,686 | 8,188 | 7,245 | 18°29′N 77°40′W / 18.49°N 77.66°W | Trelawny |
Frankfield | 3,507 | 3,625 | 2,865 | 18°09′N 77°21′W / 18.15°N 77.35°W | Clarendon |
Frome | 1,306 | 968 | 900 | 18°18′N 78°09′W / 18.30°N 78.15°W | Westmoreland |
Gayle | 3,260 | 4,148 | 3,205 | 18°20′N 77°00′W / 18.33°N 77.00°W | Saint Mary |
Gimme-Me-Bit | 883 | 1,076 | 17°53′N 77°17′W / 17.89°N 77.28°W | Clarendon | |
Glengoffe | 3,100 | 3,232 | 18°08′N 76°53′W / 18.14°N 76.88°W | Saint Catherine | |
Golden Grove | 2,351 | 2,622 | 2,761 | 17°56′N 76°16′W / 17.93°N 76.27°W | Saint Thomas |
Gordon Town | 3,265 | 3,846 | 1,049 | 18°03′N 76°42′W / 18.05°N 76.70°W | Saint Andrew |
Grange Hill | 6,922 | 7,591 | 6,530 | 18°22′N 78°12′W / 18.37°N 78.20°W | Westmoreland |
Green Island | 1,933 | 1,539 | 1,591 | 18°23′N 78°16′W / 18.38°N 78.27°W | Hanover |
Guy's Hill | 763 | 518 | 3,165 | 18°15′N 77°00′W / 18.25°N 77.00°W | Saint Mary |
Half Way Tree* | 5,163 | 4,934 | 18°01′N 76°47′W / 18.01°N 76.78°W | Saint Andrew | |
Hector's River | 1,617 | 1,578 | 18°00′N 76°16′W / 18.00°N 76.26°W | Portland | |
Highgate | 6,375 | 6,051 | 5,418 | 18°19′N 76°52′W / 18.32°N 76.87°W | Saint Mary |
Hope Bay | 1,759 | 1,774 | 1,569 | 18°12′N 76°34′W / 18.20°N 76.57°W | Portland |
Hopewell | 5,651 | 4,759 | 4,268 | 18°15′N 78°18′W / 18.25°N 78.30°W | Hanover |
Islington | 3,983 | 2,973 | 2,868 | 18°19′N 76°51′W / 18.32°N 76.85°W | Saint Mary |
Jackson Town | 2,143 | 1,718 | 18°25′N 77°29′W / 18.41°N 77.48°W | Trelawny | |
James Hill | 1,404 | 1,770 | 18°11′N 77°20′W / 18.18°N 77.34°W | Clarendon | |
Johns Hall | 3,217 | 2,329 | 18°25′N 77°51′W / 18.41°N 77.85°W | Saint James | |
Junction | 4,034 | 3,524 | 17°54′N 77°36′W / 17.90°N 77.60°W | Saint Elizabeth | |
Kellits | 2,106 | 2,422 | 2,291 | 18°10′N 77°14′W / 18.17°N 77.23°W | Clarendon |
Kemps Hill | 573 | 1,132 | 17°51′N 77°17′W / 17.85°N 77.28°W | Clarendon | |
Lacovia | 3,788 | 3,125 | 3,159 | 18°04′N 77°45′W / 18.07°N 77.75°W | Saint Elizabeth |
Lionel Town | 3,609 | 3,568 | 4,669 | 17°48′N 77°14′W / 17.80°N 77.23°W | Clarendon |
Little London | 4,222 | 4,312 | 1,848 | 18°18′N 78°12′W / 18.30°N 78.20°W | Westmoreland |
Lluidas Vale | 2,095 | 2,552 | 2,161 | 18°07′N 77°09′W / 18.12°N 77.15°W | Saint Catherine |
Long Bay | 976 | 1,074 | 18°05′N 76°19′W / 18.09°N 76.31°W | Portland | |
Lucea* | 7,840 | 6,245 | 6,002 | 18°26′N 78°11′W / 18.44°N 78.18°W | Hanover |
Lucky Hill | 3,260 | 4,148 | 750 | 18°18′N 77°01′W / 18.30°N 77.02°W | Saint Mary |
Maggotty | 1,727 | 1,099 | 1,359 | 18°09′N 77°46′W / 18.15°N 77.77°W | Saint Elizabeth |
Malvern | 2,817 | 3,056 | 3,262 | 17°58′N 77°43′W / 17.97°N 77.72°W | Saint Elizabeth |
Manchioneal | 2,383 | 2,316 | 2,185 | 18°03′N 76°17′W / 18.05°N 76.28°W | Portland |
Maroon Town | 2,673 | 3,206 | 2,669 | 18°21′N 77°47′W / 18.35°N 77.79°W | Saint James |
Mavis Bank | 2,309 | 2,432 | 1,756 | 18°01′N 76°40′W / 18.02°N 76.67°W | Saint Andrew |
Mile Gully | 2,004 | 2,134 | 18°08′N 77°32′W / 18.13°N 77.54°W | Manchester | |
Milk River | 1,564 | 842 | 17°52′N 77°21′W / 17.87°N 77.35°W | Clarendon | |
Mitchell Town | 1,452 | 1,749 | 17°48′N 77°11′W / 17.80°N 77.19°W | Clarendon | |
Mocho | 1,531 | 1,788 | 18°01′N 77°19′W / 18.02°N 77.32°W | Clarendon | |
Moneague | 3,464 | 3,383 | 2,880 | 18°17′N 77°06′W / 18.28°N 77.10°W | Saint Ann |
Moore Town | 1,061 | 1,317 | 1,054 | 18°04′N 76°26′W / 18.07°N 76.43°W | Portland |
Mountainside | 1,754 | 1,097 | 17°59′N 77°44′W / 17.98°N 77.74°W | Saint Elizabeth | |
Nain | 2,969 | 2,506 | 2,373 | 17°58′N 77°36′W / 17.97°N 77.60°W | Saint Elizabeth |
Negril | 7,680 | 5,679 | 4,184 | 18°19′N 78°20′W / 18.32°N 78.33°W | Westmoreland |
152 | 184 | Hanover | |||
New Market | 2,204 | 1,775 | 18°08′N 77°54′W / 18.14°N 77.90°W | Saint Elizabeth | |
Newell | 2,056 | 1,836 | 17°55′N 77°44′W / 17.92°N 77.74°W | Saint Elizabeth | |
Newport | 3,022 | 2,495 | 17°58′N 77°30′W / 17.96°N 77.50°W | Manchester | |
Old Harbour Bay | 5,872 | 6,344 | 5,405 | 17°54′N 77°06′W / 17.90°N 77.10°W | Saint Catherine |
Oracabessa | 4,398 | 4,230 | 4,066 | 18°24′N 76°56′W / 18.40°N 76.93°W | Saint Mary |
Osbourne Store | 3,580 | 2,954 | 3,390 | 17°58′N 77°20′W / 17.97°N 77.33°W | Clarendon |
Petersfield | 5,037 | 3,699 | 2,045 | 18°15′N 78°04′W / 18.25°N 78.07°W | Westmoreland |
Point Hill | 2,099 | 2,235 | 3,651 | 18°05′N 77°06′W / 18.08°N 77.10°W | Saint Catherine |
Port Morant | 2,905 | 3,007 | 17°53′N 76°19′W / 17.88°N 76.32°W | Saint Thomas | |
Port Maria* | 7,463 | 7,439 | 7,651 | 18°22′N 76°53′W / 18.37°N 76.89°W | Saint Mary |
Port Royal | 1,251 | 1,651 | 3,004 | 17°56′N 76°51′W / 17.93°N 76.85°W | Kingston |
Porus | 6,009 | 5,924 | 5,095 | 18°02′N 77°25′W / 18.03°N 77.42°W | Manchester |
Pratville | 1,963 | 1,351 | 17°55′N 77°25′W / 17.91°N 77.41°W | Manchester | |
Race Course | 2,958 | 3,168 | 2,589 | 17°50′N 77°17′W / 17.83°N 77.28°W | Clarendon |
Ramble | 2,047 | 2,024 | 18°21′N 77°58′W / 18.35°N 77.97°W | Hanover | |
Retreat | 3,034 | 2,759 | 18°23′N 77°01′W / 18.39°N 77.02°W | Saint Mary | |
Richmond | 2,086 | 2,210 | 1,984 | 18°14′N 76°54′W / 18.23°N 76.90°W | Saint Mary |
Rio Bueno | 1,037 | 1,275 | 1,108 | 18°28′N 77°27′W / 18.46°N 77.45°W | Trelawny |
Riversdale | 2,514 | 3,575 | 2,791 | 18°09′N 76°58′W / 18.15°N 76.97°W | Saint Catherine |
Rock River | 1,786 | 1,831 | 18°04′N 77°13′W / 18.07°N 77.21°W | Clarendon | |
Rocky Point | 2,473 | 3,327 | 2,744 | 17°46′N 77°16′W / 17.77°N 77.27°W | Clarendon |
Runaway Bay | 8,640 | 5,840 | 5,655 | 18°27′N 77°20′W / 18.45°N 77.33°W | Saint Ann |
Sandy Bay | 5,052 | 3,817 | 4,476 | 18°27′N 78°06′W / 18.45°N 78.10°W | Hanover |
Seaforth | 5,287 | 5,517 | 4,108 | 17°56′N 76°27′W / 17.93°N 76.45°W | Saint Thomas |
Siloah | 2,545 | 2,755 | 2,701 | 18°10′N 77°43′W / 18.17°N 77.71°W | Saint Elizabeth |
Southfield | 3,854 | 3,404 | 2,671 | 17°53′N 77°40′W / 17.88°N 77.67°W | Saint Elizabeth |
Spalding | 4,373 | 3,225 | 5,481 | 18°08′N 77°25′W / 18.14°N 77.41°W | Manchester |
2,147 | 2,645 | Clarendon | |||
Stony Hill | 9,307 | 9,242 | 8,244 | 18°05′N 76°47′W / 18.08°N 76.78°W | Saint Andrew |
Thompson Town | 2,310 | 2,383 | 18°05′N 77°22′W / 18.08°N 77.36°W | Clarendon | |
Toll Gate | 2,800 | 3,087 | 17°58′N 77°21′W / 17.97°N 77.35°W | Clarendon | |
Trinity Ville | 1,239 | 2,338 | 2,614 | 17°57′N 76°32′W / 17.95°N 76.53°W | Saint Thomas |
Troja | 1,019 | 1,394 | 18°12′N 76°55′W / 18.20°N 76.92°W | Saint Catherine | |
Ulster Spring | 841 | 995 | 1,391 | 18°19′N 77°31′W / 18.32°N 77.52°W | Trelawny |
Wakefield | 3,373 | 3,019 | 2,724 | 18°25′N 77°43′W / 18.42°N 77.72°W | Trelawny |
Wait-A-Bit | 3,157 | 3,439 | 18°14′N 77°31′W / 18.24°N 77.52°W | Trelawny | |
Watt Town | 434 | 538 | 18°18′N 77°25′W / 18.30°N 77.41°W | Saint Ann | |
White House | 4,211 | 3,498 | 3,157 | 18°05′N 77°58′W / 18.08°N 77.97°W | Westmoreland |
Williamsfield | 3,327 | 4,251 | 2,800 | 18°04′N 77°29′W / 18.07°N 77.48°W | Manchester |
York Town | 1,623 | 2,075 | 17°56′N 77°16′W / 17.94°N 77.27°W | Clarendon |
Villages
- Accompong (Saint Elizabeth)
- Aeolus Valley (Saint Thomas)
- Airy Castle (Saint Thomas)
- Barking Lodge (Saint Thomas)
- Berry Hill (Manchester)
- Bog (Westmoreland)
- Big Woods (Westmoreland)
- Boscobel (Saint Mary)
- Bull Bay (Saint Andrew)
- Carmel (Westmoreland)
- Cattawood Springs (Portland)
- Clarendon Park (Clarendon)
- Cotterwood (Saint Elizabeth)
- Duckenfield (Saint Thomas)
- Four Paths (Clarendon)
- Haddersfield (Saint Mary)
- Hagley Gap (Saint Thomas)
- Hodges (Saint Elizabeth)
- Hopewell Hall (Saint Thomas)
- Hopewell (Clarendon)
- Hopewell (Manchester)
- Hopewell (Saint Andrew)
- Hopewell (Saint Ann)
- Hopewell (Saint Elizabeth)
- Hopewell (Westmoreland)
- Hopeton (Westmoreland)
- Knockpatrick (Manchester)
- Lloyds (Saint Thomas)
- Long Wood (Saint Elizabeth)
- Mavis Bank (Saint Andrew)
- Meadsfield (Manchester)
- Middle Quarters (Saint Elizabeth)
- Mount Rosser (Saint Catherine)
- Nanny Town (Portland)
- New Holland (Saint Elizabeth)
- New Market (Saint Elizabeth)
- New Roads (Saint Elizabeth)
- Newcastle (Saint Andrew)
- Nine Mile (Saint Ann)
- Old Pera (Saint Thomas)
- Paynes Town (Saint Elizabeth)
- Port Esquivel (Saint Catherine)
- Port Morant (Saint Thomas)
- Roxborough (Manchester)
- San San (Portland)
- Sheckles Pen (Clarendon)
- Stonehenge (Saint James)
- Walderston
- White Hall (Saint Elizabeth)
- Wood Hall (Saint Catherine)
Neighbourhoods
Kingston & St. Andrew
- Barbican
- Allerdyce
- Cherry Gardens
- Belgrade Mews
- Smokey Vale
- Constant Spring
- Denham Town
- Tivoli Gardens
- Jones Town
- Kencot
- Allman Town
- Rae Town
- Downtown Kingston
- Red Hills
- Stony Hill
- Mountain View
- Forest Gardens
- Forest Hills
- Forest Hills Gardens
- Duhaney Park
- Patrick City
- Patrick Gardens
- Washington Gardens
- Norbrook
- Queen Hill
- Meadowbrook
- Meadowbrook Estates
- Pembroke Hall
- Half Way Tree
- Eastwood Park Gardens
- Harbour View
- Port Royal
- Liguanea
- Mona
- Ithaca
- Papine
- Kintyre
- Beverley Hills
- Long Mountain
- New Kingston
- Trafalgar Park
- Hope Pastures
- Jack's Hill
- Riva Ridge
- Cross Roads
- Norbrook
- Trenchtown
- Riverton Meadows
- Seaview Gardens
- Callaloo Bed
- New Haven
- Waterhouse
- Backto
- Payne Land
- Olympic Garden
- Cockburn Gardens
- Greenwich Town
- Whitfield Town
- Marverley
- Pembrook Hall
- Zaidie Gardens
- Hughenden
- Havendale
- Molynes Gardens
- Vineyard Town
- Woodford Park
- Franklyn Town
- Eden Gardens
- Bournemouth Gardens
- Norman Gardens
- August Town
- College Common
- Elletson Flats
See also
- Demographics of Jamaica
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