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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% since 1991. [3] Portmore is built on a generally flat plain facing the Kingston Harbour with an intricate canal system which prevents flooding. [5] Much of the land is reclaimed ...
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.
Lluidas Vale, whose elevations range from 1,500 feet (460 m) to 3,250 feet (990 m), is bordered by Ewarton and Swansea Coffee Mountain. [3] A church is located at the heart of Lluidas Vale. [3]
Juan de Bolas Mountain in Saint Catherine, Jamaica [1] (some sources say Clarendon [3]) is named after Juan de Bolas, A Chief of a Group of Maroons who sided with the Spanish during the British Spanish war in Jamaica 1655. He was caught by the British and turned to their side and was instrumental in defeating the Spanish.
The Destruction of Roehampton Estate in the parish of St. James's in January 1832 the property of J. Baillie Esq. Lithograph, Adolphe Duperly, Jamaica 1833. Roehampton [28] "Rose Hall" by James Hakewill, 1820–21. [23] Rose Hall [29] Running Gut [25] [30] Spring Vale Pen [31]
Clarendon is a parish in Jamaica. It is located on the south of the island, roughly halfway between the island's eastern and western ends. Located in the county of Middlesex, it is bordered by Manchester on the west, Saint Catherine in the east, and in the north by Saint Ann. Its capital and largest town is May Pen.
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A 1970 survey of the forest noted 271 species of plants in the forest of which 53 are only found in Jamaica. [3] The forest is home to threatened Jamaican endemic animals, including the Jamaican iguana and the blue-tailed galliwasp.