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Location of Hope Bay in Jamaica

Hope Bay is a settlement in Jamaica. It had a population of 1,646 as of 2009. [1]

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References

  1. "Jamaica: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2009.

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