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Parishes and Capitals of Jamaica



Do you know the parish and capitals of Jamaica? Try naming them without looking at the map above. How far did you get?

I can name the parishes no problem but the capitals are a little faint.

This post has been around for some time now, so I think it only proper now that I provide the answers.
As a child my mother made me study these for my summer holiday. No fun for me during the summer. As a result, I hated summer, cause I did more school work during the summer than regular school days.

number     Parishes                                   Capital
1------------Kingston--------------------------Kingston
2               St Andrew------------------------Half-way Tree
3------------St. Thomas-----------------------Morant Boy
4               Portland--------------------------Port Antonia
5------------St Mary--------------------------Port Maria
6               St Ann---------------------------St Anns Bay
7------------Trewlawny----------------------Falmouth
8               St James-------------------------Montego Bay
9------------Hanover-------------------------Lucea
10             Westmoreland------------------Savana-la-mar
11-----------St Elizabeth--------------------Black River
12              Manchester--------------------Mandeville
13-----------Clarendon----------------------May Pen
14              St Catherine-------------------Spanish town

There are three county divisions Cornwall, Middlesex and Surrey.
Now that I'm grown I think I need to find out the history behind these names, especially middle sex. What in the world? what kind of name is that?

Jamaica is filled with mystique, which needs to be discovered.

3 comments:

  1. 1 falmouth 2 trelawny 3 st cathrine 4 st james 5 st elizabeth 6 st mary 7 st thomas 8 st andrew 9 kingston, 10 portland 11 westmoreland 12 mandeville 13 st lucea 14 st ann

    this was not challenging...try naming the capitals and parishes together

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  2. Hanover-Lucea
    St. James-Montego Bay
    Trelawny-Falmouth
    St. Ann-St. Ann's Bay
    St. Mary-Port Maria
    Portland-Port Antonio
    St. Thomas-Morant Bay
    Kingston-Kingston
    St. Andrew-Half Way Tree
    St. Catherine-Spanish Town
    Clarendon-May Pen
    Manchester-Mandeville
    St. Elizabeth-Black River
    Westmoreland-Savana-la-mar

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  3. Hanover-Lucea
    St. James-Montego Bay
    Trelawny-Falmouth
    St. Ann-St. Ann's Bay
    St. Mary-Port Maria
    Portland-Port Antonio
    St. Thomas-Morant Bay
    Kingston-Kingston
    St. Andrew-Half Way Tree
    St. Catherine-Spanish Town
    Clarendon-May Pen
    Manchester-Mandeville
    St. Elizabeth-Black River
    Westmoreland-Savana-la-mar

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