Cornwall County, Jamaica

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Cornwall is the westernmost of the three historic counties into which Jamaica is divided. It has no current-day administrative significance.^{[citation needed]} It includes Montego Bay, the island's second largest city by area.

The county of Cornwall is shown in green

History

Jamaica's three counties were established in 1758 to facilitate the holding of courts along the lines of the British County court system. ^[1] Cornwall, the westernmost, was named after the western most county of England.^[1] Savanna-la-Mar is its county town.^[1]

Parishes

Cornwall County
On map	Parish	Area km²	Population Census 2001	Capital
1	Hanover	450.4	67,037	Lucea
2	Saint Elizabeth	1,212.4	146,404	Black River
3	Saint James	594.9	175,127	Montego Bay
4	Trelawny Parish	874.6	73,066	Falmouth
5	Westmoreland	807.0	138,947	Savanna-la-Mar
	Cornwall County	3,939.3	600,581
	Jamaica total	10,990.5	2,607,631	Kingston

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Higman, B W; Hudson (2009). Jamaican Place Names. B J (1st ed.). Mona, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press. p. 31. ISBN 978-976-640-217-4. 

Coordinates: 18°16′N 77°52′W / 18.27°N 77.86°W / 18.27; -77.86