Cornwall County, Jamaica
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Country | Jamaica |
Capital | Montego Bay |
For other uses, see Cornwall (disambiguation).
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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. It includes Montego Bay, the island's second largest city by area.
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The county of Cornwall is shown in green
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 western most county of England.[1] Savanna-la-Mar is 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 Parish | 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
Coordinates: 18°16′N 77°52′W / 18.27°N 77.86°W
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