Cornwall County, Jamaica

Cornwall
County
Country	Jamaica
County town	Savanna-la-Mar
Established	1758
Named after	Cornwall, England
Area
• Total	3,939.3 km2 (1,521.0 sq mi)
Population
• Total	600,581

Map of parishes and counties. The county of Cornwall is shown in green.

Cornwall is the westernmost of the three historic counties into which Jamaica is divided. It is the least populated county of the country. It has no current-day administrative significance.^{[ citation needed ]} It includes Montego Bay, the island's second largest city by area.

History

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]

Parishes

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

References

1. Higman, B. W.; Hudson, B. J. (2009). Jamaican Place Names. Mona, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press. p. 31. ISBN   978-976-640-306-5.

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