Lionel Town is a settlement in the Clarendon parish of Jamaica. It has a population of 5,416 as of 2009. [1] Lionel Town has a Community Hospital. [2] The town is named after the British colonial administrator General Sir Lionel Smith who was the island's governor at the time of emancipation in 1836.
Saint Elizabeth, one of Jamaica's largest parishes, is located in the southwest of the island, in the county of Cornwall. Its capital, Black River, is located at the mouth of the Black River, the widest on the island.
The Parish of Manchester is an parish located in west-central Jamaica, in the county of Middlesex. Its capital, Mandeville, is a major business centre, and the only parish capital not located on the coast or on a major river. Its St. Paul of the Cross Pro-Cathedral is the episcopal see of the Latin Catholic Diocese of Mandeville.
Middlesex is the central of the three historic counties into which Jamaica is divided. It has no current-day administrative significance. It covers 5,041.9 km² and has a population of 1,183,361 giving it the largest area and population of the three counties. It includes Spanish Town, the island's original capital.
Runaway Bay is a town in Saint Ann Parish on the northern coast of Jamaica and is considered one of the most naturally beautiful places on the island. It is a notable tourist destination located 16 km (9.9 mi) west of Ocho Rios, and slightly east of Discovery Bay, where Christopher Columbus landed in 1494. Ocean View Beach is a private beach situated at Runaway Bay. It consists of a series of hotel resort complexes and beaches.
Gayle is a settlement in Jamaica.
Maggotty is a settlement in Jamaica. It had a population of 1,335 as of 2009. Maggotty was a bauxite mining town in the 1960s and 1970s. The Revere bauxite plant polluted the Black River, Jamaica's longest river. The small town also possesses three schools neighbouring each other: a high school, Maggotty High school; a primary school, Glen Stuart Primary; and an infant school, Maggotty Basic School.
Maroon Town is a settlement in Jamaica. It has a population of 3122 as of 2009.
Nain is a settlement in Jamaica. It has a population of 2,331 as of 2009.
Old Harbour Bay is a settlement in Jamaica. It has a population of 8,537 as of 2009.
Osbourne Store is a settlement in Jamaica. It had a population of 3932 as of 2009.
Point Hill is a settlement in Jamaica. It has a population of 5,766 as of 2009.
Race Course is a settlement in Clarendon Parish in Jamaica. It has a population of 3,003 as of 2009. It is 34 mi west of Kingston, Jamaica, the capital city.
Rio Bueno is a settlement in Jamaica. It has a population of 1,096 as of 2009.
Rocky Point is a settlement in Jamaica. It has a population of 3,183 as of 2009.
Siloah is a settlement in Jamaica whose existence dates to between the mid 1700s and the early 1800s. It has a population of 2,653 as of 2009. Siloah's economy revolves around the tourist attraction Appleton Sugar Estate, established in 1749, which produces sugar and rum. Their primary school was started in 1825 and the Black River, one of Jamaica's longest rivers runs through the Appleton property. Siloah is also home to West Indies wicket keeper Chadwick Walton.
Ulster Spring is a settlement in Jamaica. In 2009, its population was recorded as 1,376.
Wakefield is a settlement in Jamaica. It has a population of 2,694 as of 2009.
White House is a settlement in Westmoreland Parish, Jamaica, with some 4,000 residents, known traditionally for its fishing industry, which provides fresh seafood to businesses across Jamaica.
Williamsfield is a settlement in Manchester Parish Jamaica.
Bog is a settlement in Jamaica. It has a population of 13,889 as of 2009.