Samiksha Jaiswal (Editor)

Parishes of Jamaica

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Category
  
Unitary state

Number
  
14 Parishes

Location
  
Jamaica


Populations
  
68,000 (Hanover) – 541,000 (Saint Andrew)

Areas
  
25 km (9.7 sq mi) (Kingston) – 1,213 km (468 sq mi) (Saint Ann)

Government
  
Parish government, National government

Similar
  
Jamaica, Ocho Rios, Spanish Town

Driving thru the parishes of jamaica 2016


Administratively, Jamaica is divided into fourteen parishes (Jamaican Patois: parishdem). They are grouped into three historic counties (kounti), which have no administrative relevance. Every parish has a coast; none is landlocked.

Contents

Map of administrative divisions of Parishes of Jamaica

The traditional county towns were Savanna-la-Mar for Cornwall County, Spanish Town for Middlesex County, and Kingston for Surrey County.

A map showing the names of the 13 Parishes in Jamaica.

(1) The parishes of Kingston and Saint Andrew together form the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation.
(2) The parish of Kingston does not encompass all of the city of Kingston. Most of the city is in the parish of St. Andrew.

A map showing the names of the 13 Parishes in Jamaica with photos of Bob Marley and Marcus Garvey.

Former Parishes

Map of administrative divisions of Parishes of Jamaica

Parishes have been a feature of local administration in Jamaica since the island was captured by the English in 1655. The number has varied over time and some no longer exist having either been absorbed into or divided between neighbouring parishes. At the peak, 1841–1865, there were 22 (the current 14 plus those listed below).

Map of administrative divisions of Parishes of Jamaica

The current set of parishes was established in 1866 with the elimination of the 8 listed below (roughly by county):

Surrey:

Map of administrative divisions of Parishes of Jamaica

  • Port Royal (now divided between Kingston and Saint Andrew)
  • Saint George (now divided between Saint Mary and Portland)
  • Saint David (now part of Saint Thomas)

    • Middlesex:

  • Metcalfe (now part of Saint Mary)
  • Saint Dorothy (now part of Saint Catherine)
  • Saint John (now part of Saint Catherine)
  • Saint Thomas in the Vale (now part of Saint Catherine) – note that the current Saint Thomas used to be named "Saint Thomas in the East" to differentiate between the two parishes at the time.
  • Vere (now part of Clarendon)

    • References

    Parishes of Jamaica Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


    Similar Topics