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Hayes, Jamaica
Hayes is a settlement in Jamaica Jamaica is an island country in the Caribbean Sea and the West Indies. At , it is the third-largest island—after Cuba and Hispaniola—of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean. Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, west of Hispaniola (the is ... covering an area of 90.7 km² and is located in the parish of Clarendon. It has a population of 36,688 as of 2015. References Populated places in Clarendon Parish, Jamaica {{Jamaica-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island country in the Caribbean Sea and the West Indies. At , it is the third-largest island—after Cuba and Hispaniola—of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean. Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, west of Hispaniola (the island containing Haiti and the Dominican Republic), and southeast of the Cayman Islands (a British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory). With million people, Jamaica is the third most populous English-speaking world, Anglophone country in the Americas and the fourth most populous country in the Caribbean. Kingston, Jamaica, Kingston is the country's capital and largest city. The indigenous Taíno peoples of the island gradually came under Spanish Empire, Spanish rule after the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1494. Many of the indigenous people either were killed or died of diseases, after which the Spanish brought large numbers of Africans to Jamaica as slaves. The island remained a possession of Spain, under the name Colo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Cities And Towns In Jamaica
The following is a list of the most populous settlements in Jamaica. 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, Jamaica, 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, Jamaica, 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 Cities ** Country and parish capit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clarendon Parish, Jamaica
Clarendon () is a Parishes of Jamaica, parish in Jamaica. It is located on the south of the island, roughly halfway between the island's eastern and western ends. Located in the Parishes of Jamaica#Counties of Jamaica, county of Middlesex County, Jamaica, Middlesex, it is bordered by Manchester Parish, Jamaica, Manchester on the west, Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica, Saint Catherine in the east, and in the north by Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica, Saint Ann. Its capital and largest town is May Pen. History Clarendon was named in honour of the Lord Chancellor Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon, Sir Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon. The most recent parish was formed from a combination of three parishes: St. Dorothy's, Vere and the old parish of Clarendon. Before the merger, the capital was Chapelton, Jamaica, Chapelton. Clarendon Parish was one of the original seven Anglican parishes of Jamaica set up by Sir Thomas Modyford, 1st Baronet, Sir Thomas Modyford in 1664, and it has been r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
