List of cities and towns in Jamaica

The following is a list of the most populous settlements in Jamaica.

Definitions

The following definitions have been used: City: Official city status on a settlement is only conferred by Act of Parliament. Only three areas have the designation; Kingston when first incorporated in 1802 reflecting its early importance over the then capital Spanish Town, Montego Bay being granted the status in 1980, and Portmore, whose municipal council was given the city title in 2018. It is not necessarily based on population counts, and while a honorific title, can confer some increased autonomy. Town/Village: The Statistical Institute of Jamaica considers an urban area to be any area with 2,000 or more residents. A town would generally be considered to be ranked as a higher populated urban area, and a village as a minor urban area. Neighbourhood: Geographically obvious subdivisions of any of the above.

Cities

Cities 2022 figures awaiting full urban area populations. NameCensus populationCoordinatesParishGrantedLegal basis202220112001 Kingston**584,627579,137 Kingston 1802An Act for the Constituting a Corporation, for Better Ordering and Managing the Police of the Town and Parish of Kingston..., 1801Portmore182,153156,469Saint Catherine2018Local Governance (Municipality of Portmore) (Change of Name) Order, Resolution, 2018 Montego Bay* 110,11596,477 Saint James 1980Montego Bay (Status of City) Act, 1980 ** Country and parish capital

* Parish capital

Chief Towns These are settled areas with 10,000 residents or more. NameCensus populationCoordinatesParish202220112001Spanish Town*168,900147,152131,515Saint Catherine May Pen*8,01661,54857,334 Clarendon Mandeville* 21,68649,69547,467 ManchesterOld Harbour35,75328,91223,823Saint CatherineSavanna-la-Mar*10,88422,63319,893WestmorelandOcho Rios8,58716,67115,769Saint AnnLinstead20,69315,23115,660Saint CatherinePort Antonio*6,51414,81614,568PortlandConstant Spring37,37011,80112,072Saint AndrewSaint Ann's Bay*6,94611,17310,441Saint AnnMorant Bay*1,06311,05210,782Saint ThomasYallahs5,08510,8499,888Saint ThomasHayes11,04910,63910,098ClarendonSanta Cruz16,70310,42310,785Saint ElizabethEwarton10,6249,75310,807Saint CatherineBog Walk13,0399,43111,241Saint CatherineBrown's Town14,9849,0318,054Saint AnnFalmouth*14,0238,6868,188TrelawnyRunaway Bay13,1608,6405,840Saint AnnLucea*10,0427,8406,245HanoverNegril10,4357,6805,679Westmoreland152184HanoverPorus10,1566,0095,924ManchesterOld Harbour Bay20,1335,8726,344Saint CatherineHalf Way Tree*15,3705,1634,934Saint AndrewDiscovery Bay11,6662,4462,518Saint AnnKellits11,1162,1062,422Clarendon

Towns and villages NameCensus populationCoordinatesParish202220112001 1991 Above Rocks3,1413,076 3,170 3,263 Saint CatherineAenon Town2,2531,3741,808ClarendonAdelphi2,5982,2181,459Saint James Albert Town7533,845 3,949 3,389 Trelawny Alexandria2,3441,693 1,734 1,672 Saint Ann Alligator Pond2,9092,541 1,883 1,542 ManchesterAlston2,4572,0491,666Clarendon Anchovy3,9574,414 4,081 3,633 Saint James Annotto Bay6,5396,0175,423 5,468 Saint Mary Balaclava3,5012,7702,703 2,837 Saint Elizabeth Bamboo8,0964,705 4,298 3,732 Saint Ann Bath1,5842,1152,144 2,151 Saint Thomas Bethel Town4,6384,198 3,232 2,768 Westmoreland Black River*4,0675,3524,095 3,675 Saint Elizabeth Bluefields3,8222,978 3,132 2,564 WestmorelandBrighton18.15°N 77.87°WSaint Elizabeth Buff Bay6,9464,6784,210 2,596 Portland Bull Savanna2,9633,747 3,457 Saint Elizabeth Cambridge3,1194,073 3,966 3,384 Saint JamesCarron Hall1,7171,1861,293Saint Mary Cascade1,044812 866 1,220 Hanover Cave Valley2,2961,500 1,722 1,777 Saint AnnCedar Valley1,6701,2991,592Saint Thomas Chapelton3,6164,3634,556 3,930 Clarendon Christiana6,6698,4308,276 7,235 Manchester Claremont4,3621,7731,970 2,154 Saint Ann Clark's Town3,4553,0033,953 3,139 Trelawny Coleyville3,6782,016 2,098 3,320 ManchesterComfort Castle1,770893856Portland Croft's Hill5,0993,117 3,202 2,994 ClarendonCross Keys2,8951,8692,057Manchester Dalvey2,3752,952 3,263 2,742 Saint Thomas Darliston2,3012,3282,529 1,435 WestmorelandDias2,2591,6531,434Hanover Duncans3,4102,6862,132 1,849 Trelawny Easington2,4042,664 2,326 2,378 Saint Thomas Frankfield4,6843,5073,625 2,865 Clarendon Frome1,3291,306 968 900 Westmoreland Gayle1,4523,2604,148 3,205 Saint MaryGimme-Me-Bit2,4808831,076ClarendonGlengoffe5,3753,1003,232Saint Catherine Golden Grove1,2222,351 2,622 2,761 Saint Thomas Gordon Town2,6353,265 3,846 1,049 Saint Andrew Grange Hill8,2786,9227,591 6,530 Westmoreland Green Island4,8961,933 1,539 1,591 HanoverGuy's Hill6,017Saint Catherine691763 518 3,165 Saint MaryHector's River1,6651,6171,578Portland Highgate9,1146,3756,051 5,418 Saint Mary Hope Bay2,2821,759 1,774 1,569 Portland Hopewell6,8655,651 4,759 4,268 Hanover Islington6,4833,983 2,973 2,868 Saint MaryJackson Town2,4562,1431,718TrelawnyJames Hill7,9861,4041,770ClarendonJohns Hall4,2343,2172,329Saint JamesJunction9,8464,0343,524Saint ElizabethKemps Hill5731,132Clarendon Lacovia4,9573,788 3,125 3,159 Saint Elizabeth Lionel Town3,7023,6093,568 4,669 Clarendon Little London9,3104,222 4,312 1,848 Westmoreland Lluidas Vale7,7502,095 2,552 2,161 Saint CatherineLong Bay2,1999761,074Portland Lucky Hill1,8593,2604,148 750 Saint Mary Maggotty3,1211,727 1,099 1,359 Saint Elizabeth Malvern4,0312,817 3,056 3,262 Saint Elizabeth Manchioneal2,3272,383 2,316 2,185 Portland Maroon Town8182,673 3,206 2,669 Saint James Mavis Bank5,5332,309 2,432 1,756 Saint AndrewMile Gully1,9022,0042,134ManchesterMilk River3,4311,564842ClarendonMitchell Town1,6831,4521,749ClarendonMocho5531,5311,788Clarendon Moneague3,9653,464 3,383 2,880 Saint Ann Moore Town1,1551,061 1,317 1,054 PortlandMountainside3,1751,7541,097Saint Elizabeth Nain3,5982,969 2,506 2,373 Saint ElizabethNew Market2,8682,2041,775Saint ElizabethNewell1,0812,0561,836Saint ElizabethNewport5,2203,0222,495Manchester Oracabessa6,8854,3984,230 4,066 Saint Mary Osbourne Store4,2963,580 2,954 3,390 Clarendon Petersfield3,7875,037 3,699 2,045 Westmoreland Point Hill4,5492,099 2,235 3,651 Saint CatherinePort Morant2,2462,9053,007Saint Thomas Port Maria*8,2407,4637,439 7,651 Saint MaryPort Royal3,1441,2511,6513,004KingstonPratville1,9631,351Manchester Race Course4,0502,958 3,168 2,589 ClarendonRamble3,6222,0472,024HanoverRetreat4,8953,0342,759Saint Mary Richmond2,2852,086 2,210 1,984 Saint Mary Rio Bueno1,6651,037 1,275 1,108 Trelawny Riversdale2,4552,514 3,575 2,791 Saint CatherineRock River5,1661,7861,831Clarendon Rocky Point2,3562,473 3,327 2,744 Clarendon Sandy Bay7,5425,052 3,817 4,476 Hanover Seaforth5,3145,287 5,517 4,108 Saint Thomas Siloah2,7412,545 2,755 2,701 Saint Elizabeth Southfield6,2493,854 3,404 2,671 Saint Elizabeth Spalding1,3744,3733,225 5,481 Manchester4,1592,1472,645ClarendonSpur Tree4,45317°59′43″N 77°33′35″WManchester Stony Hill9,4479,307 9,242 8,244 Saint AndrewSturge TownSaint AnnThompson Town6,8072,3102,383ClarendonToll Gate5,4382,8003,087Clarendon Trinity Ville2,2981,239 2,338 2,614 Saint ThomasTroja1,0611,0191,394Saint Catherine Ulster Spring1,272841 995 1,391 TrelawnyWait-A-Bit1,6783,1573,439Trelawny Wakefield4,4343,373 3,019 2,724 TrelawnyWatt Town1,804434538Saint Ann White House5,9344,211 3,498 3,157 Westmoreland Williamsfield4,2873,327 4,251 2,800 ManchesterYork Town3,7821,6232,075Clarendon

Villages

Accompong (Saint Elizabeth) Aeolus Valley (Saint Thomas) Airy Castle (Saint Thomas) Barking Lodge (Saint Thomas) Berry Hill (Manchester) Bog (Westmoreland) Big Woods (Westmoreland) Boscobel (Saint Mary) Bull Bay (Saint Andrew) Carmel (Westmoreland) Cattawood Springs (Portland) Clarendon Park (Clarendon) Cotterwood (Saint Elizabeth) Duckenfield (Saint Thomas) Four Paths (Clarendon) Haddersfield (Saint Mary) Hagley Gap (Saint Thomas) Hodges (Saint Elizabeth) Hopewell Hall (Saint Thomas) Hopewell (Clarendon) Hopewell (Manchester) Hopewell (Saint Andrew) Hopewell (Saint Ann) Hopewell (Saint Elizabeth) Hopewell (Westmoreland) Hopeton (Westmoreland) Knockpatrick (Manchester) Lloyds (Saint Thomas) Long Wood (Saint Elizabeth) Mavis Bank (Saint Andrew) Meadsfield (Manchester) Middle Quarters (Saint Elizabeth) Mount Rosser (Saint Catherine) Nanny Town (Portland) New Holland (Saint Elizabeth) New Market (Saint Elizabeth) New Roads (Saint Elizabeth) Newcastle (Saint Andrew) Nine Mile (Saint Ann) Old Pera (Saint Thomas) Paynes Town (Saint Elizabeth) Port Esquivel (Saint Catherine) Port Morant (Saint Thomas) Roxborough (Manchester) San San (Portland) Sheckles Pen (Clarendon) Stonehenge (Saint James) Walderston White Hall (Saint Elizabeth) Wood Hall (Saint Catherine)

Neighbourhoods Kingston and Saint Andrew Parish

Barbican Allerdyce Cherry Gardens Belgrade Mews Smokey Vale Constant Spring Denham Town Tivoli Gardens Jones Town Kencot Allman Town Rae Town Downtown Kingston Red Hills Stony Hill Mountain View Forest Gardens Forest Hills Forest Hills Gardens Duhaney Park Patrick City Patrick Gardens Washington Gardens Norbrook Queen Hill Meadowbrook Meadowbrook Estates Pembroke Hall Half Way Tree Eastwood Park Gardens Harbour View Port Royal Liguanea Mona Ithaca Papine Kintyre Beverly Hills Long Mountain New Kingston Trafalgar Park Hope Pastures Jack's Hill Riva Ridge Cross Roads Norbrook Trenchtown Riverton Meadows Seaview Gardens Callaloo Bed New Haven Waterhouse Backto Payne Land Olympic Garden Cockburn Gardens Greenwich Town Whitfield Town Marverley Pembrook Hall Zaidie Gardens Hughenden Havendale Molynes Gardens Vineyard Town Woodford Park Franklyn Town Eden Gardens Bournemouth Gardens Norman Gardens August Town College Common Elletson Flats

See also

Demographics of Jamaica

References

External links

Origin of Jamaican Place names