Cornwall_County,_Jamaica

Cornwall County, Jamaica

Cornwall County, Jamaica

Historic county of Jamaica

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

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

Cornwall County
On
map		 Parish Area
km²		 Population
Census 2011		 Capital
1Hanover 450.4 67,037 Lucea
2Saint Elizabeth 1,212.4 146,404 Black River
3Saint James 594.9 175,127 Montego Bay
4Trelawny 874.6 73,066 Falmouth
5Westmoreland 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. [1]
    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.

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