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Country | Jamaica |
County town | Savanna-la-Mar |
Established | 1758 |
Named for | Cornwall, England |
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Cornwall is the westernmost of the three historic counties into which Jamaica is divided. It has no current-day administrative significance.[ citation needed ] It includes Montego Bay, the island's second largest city by area.
The county of Cornwall is shown in green
Jamaica's three counties were established in 1758 to facilitate the holding of courts along the lines of the British county court system. [1] Cornwall, the westernmost, was named after the westernmost county of England. [1] Savanna-la-Mar was its county town. [1]
Cornwall County | |||||
On map | Parish | Area km² | Population Census 2011 | Capital | |
1 | Hanover | 450.4 | 67,037 | Lucea | |
2 | Saint Elizabeth | 1,212.4 | 146,404 | Black River | |
3 | Saint James | 594.9 | 175,127 | Montego Bay | |
4 | Trelawny | 874.6 | 73,066 | Falmouth | |
5 | Westmoreland | 807.0 | 138,947 | Savanna-la-Mar | |
Cornwall County | 3,939.3 | 600,581 | |||
Jamaica total | 10,990.5 | 2,607,631 | Kingston |
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