Jamaica Mapa Politico

Description: Jamaica Political map showing the international boundary, parishes boundaries with their capitals and national capital.



 

Jamaica is an excellent country in terms of its exotic destinations and the modern cities in Jamaica are another important factor. Jamaica’s political map denotes the parishes, capital of parishes, and important cities of Jamaica.

There are a large number of cities in Jamaica. Some of them are Lucea, Montpelier, Portmore, Mandeville, and Duncans.

Jamaica covers an area of about 10,991 sq km. Kingston is the national capital of Jamaica.

The geographical position of Jamaica

Jamaica is located on the geographical coordinates of 18° 15′ North and 77° 30′ West latitude and longitude respectively. It is situated in the south of Cuba in the Caribbean Sea. The coastline measures about 1,022 km. It covers an area of 10,991 sq km. Jamaica’s political map shows the parishes, capital of parishes, and important cities along with the national and international boundaries of Jamaica.

The parishes of Jamaica along with their capital and major cities are as follows:

  • Hanover: Capital- Lucea
  • Saint James: Capital- Montego Bay, Major City- Montpelier
  • Trelawny: Capital- Falmouth, Major City- Duncans and Albert Town
  • Saint Ann: Capital- Saint Ann’s Bay, Major City- Brown’s Town and Moneague
  • Saint Mary: Capital- Port Maria, Major City- Annotto Bay, Oracabessa
  • Portland: Capital- Port Antonio, Major City- Bluff Bay
  • Saint Thomas: Capital- Morant Bay
  • Kingston
  • Saint Catherine: Capital- Spanish Town, Major City- Portmore
  • Clarendon: Capital- May Pen, Major City- the Alley
  • Manchester: Capital- Mandeville
  • Saint Elizabeth: Capital- Black River
  • Westmoreland: Capital- Savanna-la-Mar, Major City- Bluefields and Negril

The parishes are marked with jet black on the Jamaica political map. The capital cities of the parishes are shown by a green square box on Jamaica Map. Besides these, the cities of Jamaica are symbolized with black dots.

Bays surrounding Jamaica

The bays surrounding Jamaica are:

  • Montego Bay.
  • Annotto Bay.
  • Long Bay.
  • Black River Bay.
  • Bluefields Bay.

The Jamaica channel is located on the eastern side and the Portland Bight is located on the southern side of Jamaica. The national boundary is shown on the map by red uneven lines and the international boundary is shown by black uneven lines.

Kingston, the Jamaican Capital

Kingston, the national capital of Jamaica, is located at 18° North latitude and 76° 48′ West longitude. A red star denotes the capital city of Jamaica on the printable map of Jamaica. Kingston is situated at an elevation of 53 meters. This place can be accessed from the airports of Ken Jones, Tinson Pen, Boscobel, and Norman Manley International.

Some of the towns and cities located near Kingston are New Kingston, Kencot, Cassia Park, Jones Town, Delacree Pen, Cockburn Gardens, Admiral Town, Whitfield Town, Camperdown, and Eastwood Park.

Parish Population Area(km.²) Area(mi.²) Capital
Clarendon 237,024 1,196 462 May Pen
Hanover 67,037 450 174 Lucea
Kingston 96,052 22 8 Kingston
Manchester 185,801 830 320 Mandeville
Portland 80,205 814 314 Port Antonio
Saint Andrew 555,828 431 166 Half Way Tree
Saint Ann 166,762 1,213 468 Saint Anns Bay
Saint Catherine 482,308 1,192 460 Spanish Town
Saint Elizabeth 146,404 1,212 468 Black River
Saint James 175,127 595 230 Montego Bay
Saint Mary 111,466 611 236 Port Maria
Saint Thomas 91,604 743 287 Morant Bay
Trelawny 73,066 875 338 Falmouth
Westmoreland 138,947 807 312 Savanna-la-Mar
14 parishes 2,607,632 10,991 4,243

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