Kingston Parish, Jamaica

Kingston Parish, Jamaica

Kingston is a parish of Jamaica. Together with neighboring St. Andrew Parish, it makes up the consolidated administrative unit of Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation, or, informally the City of Kingston.

Kingston Parish is 25 km² in area, with a population of 96,052 as of the 2001 census. The area consists of two neighborhoods, old downtown Kingston and Port Royal.


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