Cornwall County, Jamaica
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Cornwall | |
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Country | Jamaica |
County town | Savanna-la-Mar |
Established | 1758 |
Named for | Cornwall, England |
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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.
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The county of Cornwall is shown in green
History
[edit]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 westernmost county of England.[1] Savanna-la-Mar was its county town.[1]
Parishes
[edit]Cornwall County | |||||
On map |
Parish | Area km² |
Population Census 2011 |
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 | 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
[edit]- ^ a b c Higman, B. W.; Hudson, B. J. (2009). Jamaican Place Names. Mona, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press. p. 31. ISBN 978-976-640-306-5.