Mavis Bank
Town in St Andrew, Jamaica
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Mavis Bank is a rural coffee farming community approximately 10 miles (16 km) north east of Kingston, Jamaica in east rural St. Andrew in the Blue Mountains, close to the border of Portland.[3]
CountryJamaica
Parliamentary ConstituencyEast Rural Saint Andrew[1]
Mavis Bank | |
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  Mavis Bank | |
| Coordinates: 18.0314032°N 76.6583705°W | |
| Country | Jamaica |
| Parish | St Andrew |
| Parliamentary Constituency | East Rural Saint Andrew[1] |
| Population | |
• Estimate (2009) | 1,787 |
The town takes its name from a surrounding coffee (named after Mavisbank House an historic house in Scotland) which has been owned by the Munn family for many years, and is the main employer in the area.[4] One of the coffees produced by the estate is Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee.[5]
Close to the west south west is a summit of the same name on which stands a tertiary triangulation station (18.027118°N 76.662512°W).[3]