The following is a list of the most populous settlements in Jamaica .
Definitions
Kingston , capital of Jamaica
Montego Bay
The following definitions have been used:
City : Official city status on a settlement is only conferred by Act of Parliament . Only three areas have the designation; Kingston when first incorporated in 1802[1] [2] reflecting its early importance over the then capital Spanish Town , Montego Bay being granted the status in 1980,[3] [4] [5] [6] and Portmore , whose municipal council was given the city title in 2018.[7] It is not necessarily based on population counts, and while a honorific title, can confer some increased autonomy.
Town /Village : The Statistical Institute of Jamaica considers an urban area to be any area with 2,000 or more residents.[8] A town would generally be considered to be ranked as a higher populated urban area, and a village as a minor urban area.
Neighbourhood : Geographically obvious subdivisions of any of the above.
Cities and towns
A map of Jamaica, with main settlements and notable places
Cities
** Country and parish capital
* Parish capital
Chief towns
These are settled areas with 10,000 residents or more.
Name
Census population[9]
Coordinates
Parish
2021
2011
2001
Spanish Town *
147,152
131,515
17°59′N 76°57′W / 17.99°N 76.95°W / 17.99; -76.95 (Spanish Town )
Saint Catherine
May Pen *
61,548
57,334
17°58′N 77°14′W / 17.97°N 77.24°W / 17.97; -77.24 (May Pen )
Clarendon
Mandeville *
49,695
47,467
18°03′N 77°29′W / 18.05°N 77.48°W / 18.05; -77.48 (Mandeville )
Manchester
Old Harbour
28,912
23,823
17°55′N 77°06′W / 17.92°N 77.10°W / 17.92; -77.10 (Old Harbour )
Saint Catherine
Savanna-la-Mar *
22,633
19,893
18°10′N 77°57′W / 18.16°N 77.95°W / 18.16; -77.95 (Savanna-la-Mar )
Westmoreland
Ocho Rios
16,671
15,769
18°25′N 77°07′W / 18.42°N 77.11°W / 18.42; -77.11 (Ocho Rios )
Saint Ann
Linstead
15,231
15,660
18°09′N 77°01′W / 18.15°N 77.02°W / 18.15; -77.02 (Linstead )
Saint Catherine
Port Antonio *
14,816
14,568
18°10′N 76°23′W / 18.16°N 76.38°W / 18.16; -76.38 (Port Antonio )
Portland
Saint Ann's Bay *
11,173
10,441
18°26′N 77°13′W / 18.44°N 77.22°W / 18.44; -77.22 (Saint Ann's Bay )
Saint Ann
Morant Bay *
11,052
10,782
17°52′N 76°23′W / 17.87°N 76.39°W / 17.87; -76.39 (Morant Bay )
Saint Thomas
Yallahs
10,849
9,888
17°52′N 76°34′W / 17.87°N 76.57°W / 17.87; -76.57 (Yallahs )
Saint Thomas
Hayes
10,639
10,098
17°53′N 77°15′W / 17.88°N 77.25°W / 17.88; -77.25 (Hayes )
Clarendon
Santa Cruz
10,423
10,785
18°04′N 77°43′W / 18.07°N 77.72°W / 18.07; -77.72 (Santa Cruz )
Saint Elizabeth
Towns and villages
Name
Census population[9]
Coordinates
Parish
2011
2001
1991
Above Rocks
3,076
3,170
3,263
18°06′N 76°52′W / 18.10°N 76.87°W / 18.10; -76.87 (Above Rocks )
Saint Catherine
Aenon Town
1,374
1,808
18°12′N 77°23′W / 18.20°N 77.39°W / 18.20; -77.39
Clarendon
Adelphi
2,218
1,459
18°26′N 77°47′W / 18.44°N 77.79°W / 18.44; -77.79 (Adelphi )
Saint James
Albert Town
3,845
3,949
3,389
18°17′N 77°32′W / 18.29°N 77.54°W / 18.29; -77.54 (Albert Town )
Trelawny
Alexandria
1,693
1,734
1,672
18°17′N 77°21′W / 18.29°N 77.35°W / 18.29; -77.35 (Alexandria )
Saint Ann
Alligator Pond
2,541
1,883
1,542
17°52′N 77°34′W / 17.87°N 77.56°W / 17.87; -77.56 (Alligator Pond )
Manchester
Alston
2,049
1,666
18°10′N 77°26′W / 18.17°N 77.43°W / 18.17; -77.43 (Alston )
Clarendon
Anchovy
4,414
4,081
3,633
18°24′N 77°56′W / 18.40°N 77.93°W / 18.40; -77.93 (Anchovy )
Saint James
Annotto Bay
6,017
5,423
5,468
18°16′N 76°46′W / 18.27°N 76.77°W / 18.27; -76.77 (Annotto Bay )
Saint Mary
Balaclava
2,770
2,703
2,837
18°10′N 77°38′W / 18.17°N 77.64°W / 18.17; -77.64 (Balaclava )
Saint Elizabeth
Bamboo
4,705
4,298
3,732
18°23′N 77°16′W / 18.38°N 77.26°W / 18.38; -77.26 (Bamboo )
Saint Ann
Bath
2,115
2,144
2,151
17°57′N 76°21′W / 17.95°N 76.35°W / 17.95; -76.35 (Bath )
Saint Thomas
Bethel Town
4,198
3,232
2,768
18°18′N 77°57′W / 18.30°N 77.95°W / 18.30; -77.95 (Bethel Town )
Westmoreland
Black River *
5,352
4,095
3,675
18°02′N 77°52′W / 18.03°N 77.86°W / 18.03; -77.86 (Black River )
Saint Elizabeth
Bluefields
2,978
3,132
2,564
18°10′N 78°02′W / 18.17°N 78.03°W / 18.17; -78.03 (Bluefields )
Westmoreland
Bog Walk
9,431
11,241
8,794
18°06′N 77°01′W / 18.10°N 77.02°W / 18.10; -77.02 (Bog Walk )
Saint Catherine
Brown's Town
9,031
8,054
6,762
18°24′N 77°22′W / 18.40°N 77.36°W / 18.40; -77.36 (Brown's Town )
Saint Ann
Buff Bay
4,678
4,210
2,596
18°14′N 76°40′W / 18.23°N 76.67°W / 18.23; -76.67 (Buff Bay )
Portland
Bull Savanna
3,747
3,457
17°53′N 77°35′W / 17.88°N 77.59°W / 17.88; -77.59 (Bull Savanna )
Saint Elizabeth
Cambridge
4,073
3,966
3,384
18°19′N 77°53′W / 18.32°N 77.89°W / 18.32; -77.89 (Cambridge )
Saint James
Cascade
812
866
1,220
18°24′N 78°06′W / 18.40°N 78.10°W / 18.40; -78.10 (Cascade )
Hanover
Carron Hall
1,186
1,293
18°16′N 76°56′W / 18.27°N 76.94°W / 18.27; -76.94 (Carron Hall )
Saint Mary
Cave Valley
1,500
1,722
1,777
18°16′N 77°22′W / 18.27°N 77.37°W / 18.27; -77.37 (Cave Valley )
Saint Ann
Cedar Valley
1,299
1,592
17°59′N 76°35′W / 17.99°N 76.58°W / 17.99; -76.58 (Cedar Valley )
Saint Thomas
Chapelton
4,363
4,556
3,930
18°05′N 77°16′W / 18.08°N 77.27°W / 18.08; -77.27 (Chapelton )
Clarendon
Christiana
8,430
8,276
7,235
18°10′N 77°29′W / 18.17°N 77.49°W / 18.17; -77.49 (Christiana )
Manchester
Claremont
1,773
1,970
2,154
18°23′N 77°10′W / 18.38°N 77.17°W / 18.38; -77.17 (Claremont )
Saint Ann
Clark's Town
3,003
3,953
3,139
18°25′N 77°34′W / 18.42°N 77.57°W / 18.42; -77.57 (Clark's Town )
Trelawny
Coleyville
2,016
2,098
3,320
18°13′N 77°30′W / 18.22°N 77.50°W / 18.22; -77.50 (Coleyville )
Manchester
Comfort Castle
893
856
18°03′N 76°25′W / 18.05°N 76.41°W / 18.05; -76.41 (Comfort Castle )
Portland
Constant Spring
11,801
12,072
12,369
18°03′N 76°47′W / 18.05°N 76.78°W / 18.05; -76.78 (Constant Spring )
Saint Andrew
Croft's Hill
3,117
3,202
2,994
18°08′N 77°13′W / 18.13°N 77.22°W / 18.13; -77.22 (Croft's Hill )
Clarendon
Cross Keys
1,869
2,057
17°53′N 77°30′W / 17.89°N 77.50°W / 17.89; -77.50 (Cross Keys )
Manchester
Dalvey
2,952
3,263
2,742
17°54′N 76°15′W / 17.90°N 76.25°W / 17.90; -76.25 (Dalvey )
Saint Thomas
Darliston
2,328
2,529
1,435
18°14′N 77°58′W / 18.23°N 77.97°W / 18.23; -77.97 (Darliston )
Westmoreland
Dias
1,653
1,434
18°23′N 78°11′W / 18.39°N 78.19°W / 18.39; -78.19 (Dias )
Hanover
Discovery Bay
2,446
2,518
2,230
18°28′N 77°23′W / 18.47°N 77.39°W / 18.47; -77.39 (Discovery Bay )
Saint Ann
Duncans
2,686
2,132
1,849
18°28′N 77°32′W / 18.47°N 77.53°W / 18.47; -77.53 (Duncans )
Trelawny
Easington
2,664
2,326
2,378
17°55′N 76°36′W / 17.92°N 76.60°W / 17.92; -76.60 (Easington )
Saint Thomas
Ewarton
9,753
10,807
8,742
18°11′N 77°05′W / 18.18°N 77.08°W / 18.18; -77.08 (Ewarton )
Saint Catherine
Falmouth *
8,686
8,188
7,245
18°29′N 77°40′W / 18.49°N 77.66°W / 18.49; -77.66 (Falmouth )
Trelawny
Frankfield
3,507
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