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Also known as Kingston, Jamaica, Kingston, Surrey

capital of Jamaica

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Kingston is the capital city of Jamaica, located on the island in the Caribbean. It serves as the country's largest city and primary center for government, commerce, and culture.

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Place details

Locality
Kingston
Region
Saint Andrew Parish
Country
Jamaica
Population
937,700
Timezone
America/Jamaica

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Encyclopedic overview

Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island. Kingston is the largest English-speaking city south of the United States in the Western Hemisphere.

The local government bodies of the parishes of Kingston and St. Andrew were amalgamated by the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation Act of 1923, to form the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation. Greater Kingston, or the "Corporate Area" refers to those areas under the KSAC; however, it does not solely refer to Kingston Parish, which only consists of the old downtown and Port Royal. Kingston Parish had a population of 89,057, and St. Andrew Parish had a population of 573,369 in 2011 Kingston is only bordered by Saint Andrew to the east, west and north. The geographical border for the parish of Kingston encompasses the following communities: 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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kingston” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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