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The name St. Catharines was first recorded in 1796, as St. Catherines, and became a common name for the settlement by 1809, but it would often be spelled with -er-or with an apostrophe before the -s. [26] The name and the spelling were standardized as St. Catharines when the town incorporated in 1845. [27]
St Catherine is located at It is bordered by St Andrew in the east, Clarendon in the west, and by St Mary and St Ann in the north. It has an area of 1,192 km 2, making it one of Jamaica's largest parishes and it is one of the fastest growing parishes in the nation and has the largest economy out of all fourteen parishes.
Spanish Town (1 C, 14 P) Pages in category "Populated places in Saint Catherine Parish" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
The following is a list of the most populous settlements in Jamaica. Definitions Kingston, capital of Jamaica Montego Bay 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 ...
Portmore is on the south coast in the Parish of St. Catherine. It is approximately 15 miles south-west of the capital of Kingston. [3] It is divided into two regions, the plains to the north and the limestone hills of Hellshire to the south. [4] The most densely populated areas are located on low-lying reclaimed lands.
Spanish Town is the capital and the largest town in the parish of St. Catherine in the historic county of Middlesex, Jamaica. It was the Spanish and British capital of Jamaica from 1534 until 1872. The town is home to numerous memorials, the national archives , and one of the oldest Anglican churches outside England (the others are in Virginia ...
Linstead is a town in the parish of St. Catherine, Jamaica in the West Indies. In 1991 its population was 14,144. In 1991 its population was 14,144. It is located 12 miles (19 km) NNW of Spanish Town .
Ewarton is on the A1 road (Kingston - Lucea), which climbs up from Spanish Town and Bog Walk in the south, enters the town from the south east, passes through the town's central square and continues north towards Moneague and Saint Ann's Bay. [10] The central square is also the town's transport hub from which ply taxis and buses.