Kingston is one of the 14
Parishes of Jamaica
The parishes of Jamaica are the main units of local government in Jamaica. They were created following the English Invasion of Jamaica, settlement of Jamaica in 1655. This administrative structure for the Colony of Jamaica developed slowly. H ...
. Together with neighbouring
St. Andrew Parish, it makes up the amalgamated Municipal Unit of
Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation.
The city of
Kingston
Kingston may refer to:
Places
* List of places called Kingston, including the six most populated:
** Kingston, Jamaica
** Kingston upon Hull, England
** City of Kingston, Victoria, Australia
** Kingston, Ontario, Canada
** Kingston upon Thames, ...
is the parish and national capital.
Kingston Parish is 25 km² in area, with a population of 89,057 at the 2011 census.
The area consists of numerous neighbourhoods, mainly downtown Kingston, but also
Tivoli Gardens
Tivoli Gardens, also known simply as Tivoli (), is an amusement park and pleasure garden in Copenhagen, Denmark. The park opened on 15 August 1843 and is the third-oldest operating amusement park in the world, after Dyrehavsbakken in nearby Kla ...
,
Denham Town
Denham Town is a predominantly residential neighbourhood in western Kingston, Jamaica. It has a reputation as one of Kingston's more violent areas. It was named in memory of Edward Brandis Denham, Governor of Jamaica 1935–1938.
Amenities
Th ...
,
Rae Town, Kingston Gardens,
National Heroes Park
National Heroes Park (formerly King George VI Memorial Park) is a botanical garden in Kingston, Jamaica. The largest open space in Kingston at in size, , Bournemouth Gardens, Norman Gardens,
Rennock Lodge, Springfield, and
Port Royal
Port Royal () was a town located at the end of the Palisadoes, at the mouth of Kingston Harbour, in southeastern Jamaica. Founded in 1494 by the Spanish, it was once the largest and most prosperous city in the Caribbean, functioning as the cen ...
, along with portions of
Rollington Town, Franklyn Town, and Allman Town.
References
External links
Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation website
Parishes of Jamaica
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