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Old Harbour is located in southern St. Catherine near the island's southern coast. Nearby settlements and notable places include Old Harbour Bay , Longville Park, Free Town, McCooks Pen, Port Esquivel, Moores Pen and Little Goat Island.
Old Harbour Bay is a settlement in Jamaica.It has a population of 8,537 as of 2009. [1]Under Spanish Jamaica, Old Harbour was known as Esquivel. [2]Old Harbour Bay is located in St. Catherine Jamaica and comprises many smaller sub-divisions such as: Dagga Bay, Buddho, Crossroad, Blackwood Gardens Scheme, Settlement, Terminal, Salt Plane, Narine Lane (formerly known as Hellgate), Salt Gully ...
The most densely populated areas are located on low-lying reclaimed lands. Portmore consists of communities such as Old Portmore, Greater Portmore, Braeton and Hellshire. [3] Portmore is one of the largest urban areas in St. Catherine with respect to human settlement, having a population 156,468(2001 census) and an annual growth rate of 4% ...
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 ...
This is a list of plantation great houses in Jamaica.These houses were built in the 18th and 19th centuries when sugar cane made Jamaica the wealthiest colony in the West Indies. [1] Sugar plantations in the Caribbean were worked by enslaved African people [ 2 ] until the aboltion of slavery in 1833.
San San is that bit of coast and mountain about 5 kilometers east of Port Antonio, Jamaica. San San encompasses about 2,000 acres (809 ha), from Drapers east to Blue Hole. The modern history of this part of Portland began when Captain Lorenzo Dow Baker, "the Banana King" purchased the western portion, then called Cold Harbour Estates in 1902 ...
Search. Search. Appearance. Donate; Create account; Log in; Personal tools. Donate; ... Point Hill is a settlement in Jamaica. It has a population of 5,766 as of 2009 ...
Hopewell is a settlement and fishing village in Hanover Parish, Jamaica, located 15 kilometres west of Montego Bay. It is the location of Round Hill Hotel and Villas , a historic beachfront resort. A small fleet of fishing boats operates from the beach to the west of the center of town.