List of cities and towns in Jamaica

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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

A map of Jamaica, with main settlements and notable places

Cities

2022 figures awaiting full urban area populations.

More information Name, Census population ...
Name Census population[9] Coordinates Parish Granted Legal basis
2022 2011 2001
Kingston** 584,627 579,13717.98°N 76.80°W / 17.98; -76.80 (Kingston)Kingston1802An Act for the Constituting a Corporation, for Better Ordering and Managing the Police of the Town and Parish of Kingston..., 1801
Portmore 182,153 156,469 17.94°N 76.87°W / 17.94; -76.87 (Portmore) Saint Catherine 2018 Local Governance (Municipality of Portmore) (Change of Name) Order, Resolution, 2018
Montego Bay* 110,115 96,47718.46°N 77.91°W / 18.46; -77.91 (Montego Bay)Saint James1980Montego Bay (Status of City) Act, 1980
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** Country and parish capital

* Parish capital

Chief Towns

These are settled areas with 10,000 residents or more.

More information Name, Census population ...
Name Census population[9][10] Coordinates Parish
2022 2011 2001
Spanish Town* 17,993 147,152 131,51517.99°N 76.95°W / 17.99; -76.95 (Spanish Town)Saint Catherine
May Pen* 8,016 61,548 57,33417.97°N 77.24°W / 17.97; -77.24 (May Pen)Clarendon
Mandeville* 21,686 49,695 47,46718.05°N 77.48°W / 18.05; -77.48 (Mandeville)Manchester
Old Harbour 35,753 28,912 23,823 17.92°N 77.10°W / 17.92; -77.10 (Old Harbour) Saint Catherine
Savanna-la-Mar* 10,884 22,633 19,893 18.16°N 77.95°W / 18.16; -77.95 (Savanna-la-Mar) Westmoreland
Ocho Rios 8,587 16,671 15,769 18.42°N 77.11°W / 18.42; -77.11 (Ocho Rios) Saint Ann
Linstead 20,693 15,231 15,660 18.15°N 77.02°W / 18.15; -77.02 (Linstead) Saint Catherine
Port Antonio* 6,514 14,816 14,568 18.16°N 76.38°W / 18.16; -76.38 (Port Antonio) Portland
Constant Spring 37,370 11,801 12,072 18.05°N 76.78°W / 18.05; -76.78 (Constant Spring) Saint Andrew
Saint Ann's Bay* 6,946 11,173 10,441 18.44°N 77.22°W / 18.44; -77.22 (Saint Ann's Bay) Saint Ann
Morant Bay* 1,063 11,052 10,782 17.87°N 76.39°W / 17.87; -76.39 (Morant Bay) Saint Thomas
Yallahs 5,085 10,849 9,888 17.87°N 76.57°W / 17.87; -76.57 (Yallahs) Saint Thomas
Hayes 11,049 10,639 10,098 17.88°N 77.25°W / 17.88; -77.25 (Hayes) Clarendon
Santa Cruz 16,703 10,423 10,785 18.07°N 77.72°W / 18.07; -77.72 (Santa Cruz) Saint Elizabeth
Ewarton 10,624 9,753 10,807 18.18°N 77.08°W / 18.18; -77.08 (Ewarton) Saint Catherine
Bog Walk 13,039 9,431 11,241 18.10°N 77.02°W / 18.10; -77.02 (Bog Walk) Saint Catherine
Brown's Town 14,984 9,031 8,054 18.40°N 77.36°W / 18.40; -77.36 (Brown's Town) Saint Ann
Falmouth* 14,023 8,686 8,188 18.49°N 77.66°W / 18.49; -77.66 (Falmouth) Trelawny
Runaway Bay 13,160 8,640 5,840 18.45°N 77.33°W / 18.45; -77.33 (Runaway Bay) Saint Ann
Lucea* 10,042 7,840 6,245 18.44°N 78.18°W / 18.44; -78.18 (Lucea) Hanover
Negril 10,435 7,680 5,679 18.32°N 78.33°W / 18.32; -78.33 (Negril) Westmoreland
152 184 Hanover
Porus 10,156 6,009 5,924 18.03°N 77.42°W / 18.03; -77.42 (Porus) Manchester
Old Harbour Bay 20,133 5,872 6,344 17.90°N 77.10°W / 17.90; -77.10 (Old Harbour Bay) Saint Catherine
Half Way Tree* 15,370 5,163 4,934 18.01°N 76.78°W / 18.01; -76.78 (Half Way Tree) Saint Andrew
Discovery Bay 11,666 2,446 2,518 18.47°N 77.39°W / 18.47; -77.39 (Discovery Bay) Saint Ann
Kellits 11,116 2,106 2,422 18.17°N 77.23°W / 18.17; -77.23 (Kellits) Clarendon
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Towns and villages

More information Name, Census population ...
Name Census population[9] Coordinates Parish
2022 2011 20011991
Above Rocks 3,141 3,076 3,1703,26318.10°N 76.87°W / 18.10; -76.87 (Above Rocks)Saint Catherine
Aenon Town 2,253 1,374 1,808 18.20°N 77.39°W / 18.20; -77.39 Clarendon
Adelphi 2,598 2,218 1,459 18.44°N 77.79°W / 18.44; -77.79 (Adelphi) Saint James
Albert Town 753 3,845 3,9493,38918.29°N 77.54°W / 18.29; -77.54 (Albert Town)Trelawny
Alexandria 2,344 1,693 1,7341,67218.29°N 77.35°W / 18.29; -77.35 (Alexandria)Saint Ann
Alligator Pond 2,909 2,541 1,8831,54217.87°N 77.56°W / 17.87; -77.56 (Alligator Pond)Manchester
Alston 2,457 2,049 1,666 18.17°N 77.43°W / 18.17; -77.43 (Alston) Clarendon
Anchovy 3,957 4,414 4,0813,63318.40°N 77.93°W / 18.40; -77.93 (Anchovy)Saint James
Annotto Bay 6,539 6,017 5,4235,46818.27°N 76.77°W / 18.27; -76.77 (Annotto Bay)Saint Mary
Balaclava 3,501 2,770 2,7032,83718.17°N 77.64°W / 18.17; -77.64 (Balaclava)Saint Elizabeth
Bamboo 8,096 4,705 4,2983,73218.38°N 77.26°W / 18.38; -77.26 (Bamboo)Saint Ann
Bath 1,584 2,115 2,1442,15117.95°N 76.35°W / 17.95; -76.35 (Bath)Saint Thomas
Bethel Town 4,638 4,198 3,2322,76818.30°N 77.95°W / 18.30; -77.95 (Bethel Town)Westmoreland
Black River* 4,067 5,352 4,0953,67518.03°N 77.86°W / 18.03; -77.86 (Black River)Saint Elizabeth
Bluefields 3,822 2,978 3,1322,56418.17°N 78.03°W / 18.17; -78.03 (Bluefields)Westmoreland
Brighton 18.15°N 77.87°W Saint Elizabeth
Buff Bay 6,946 4,678 4,2102,59618.23°N 76.67°W / 18.23; -76.67 (Buff Bay)Portland
Bull Savanna 2,963 3,747 3,45717.88°N 77.59°W / 17.88; -77.59 (Bull Savanna)Saint Elizabeth
Cambridge 3,119 4,073 3,9663,38418.32°N 77.89°W / 18.32; -77.89 (Cambridge)Saint James
Carron Hall 1,717 1,186 1,293 18.27°N 76.94°W / 18.27; -76.94 (Carron Hall) Saint Mary
Cascade 1,044 812 8661,22018.40°N 78.10°W / 18.40; -78.10 (Cascade)Hanover
Cave Valley 2,296 1,500 1,7221,77718.27°N 77.37°W / 18.27; -77.37 (Cave Valley)Saint Ann
Cedar Valley 1,670 1,299 1,592 17.99°N 76.58°W / 17.99; -76.58 (Cedar Valley) Saint Thomas
Chapelton 3,616 4,363 4,5563,93018.08°N 77.27°W / 18.08; -77.27 (Chapelton)Clarendon
Christiana 6,669 8,430 8,2767,23518.17°N 77.49°W / 18.17; -77.49 (Christiana)Manchester
Claremont 4,362 1,773 1,9702,15418.38°N 77.17°W / 18.38; -77.17 (Claremont)Saint Ann
Clark's Town 3,455 3,003 3,9533,13918.42°N 77.57°W / 18.42; -77.57 (Clark's Town)Trelawny
Coleyville 3,678 2,016 2,0983,32018.22°N 77.50°W / 18.22; -77.50 (Coleyville)Manchester
Comfort Castle 1,770 893 856 18.05°N 76.41°W / 18.05; -76.41 (Comfort Castle) Portland
Croft's Hill 5,099 3,117 3,2022,99418.13°N 77.22°W / 18.13; -77.22 (Croft's Hill)Clarendon
Cross Keys 2,895 1,869 2,057 17.89°N 77.50°W / 17.89; -77.50 (Cross Keys) Manchester
Dalvey 2,375 2,952 3,2632,74217.90°N 76.25°W / 17.90; -76.25 (Dalvey)Saint Thomas
Darliston 2,301 2,328 2,5291,43518.23°N 77.97°W / 18.23; -77.97 (Darliston)Westmoreland
Dias 2,259 1,653 1,434 18.39°N 78.19°W / 18.39; -78.19 (Dias) Hanover
Duncans 3,410 2,686 2,1321,84918.47°N 77.53°W / 18.47; -77.53 (Duncans)Trelawny
Easington 2,404 2,664 2,3262,37817.92°N 76.60°W / 17.92; -76.60 (Easington)Saint Thomas
Frankfield 4,684 3,507 3,6252,86518.15°N 77.35°W / 18.15; -77.35 (Frankfield)Clarendon
Frome 1,329 1,306 96890018.30°N 78.15°W / 18.30; -78.15 (Frome)Westmoreland
Gayle 1,452 3,260 4,1483,20518.33°N 77.00°W / 18.33; -77.00 (Gayle)Saint Mary
Gimme-Me-Bit 2,480 883 1,076 17.89°N 77.28°W / 17.89; -77.28 (Gimme-Me-Bit) Clarendon
Glengoffe 5,375 3,100 3,232 18.14°N 76.88°W / 18.14; -76.88 (Glengoffe) Saint Catherine
Golden Grove 1,222 2,351 2,6222,76117.93°N 76.27°W / 17.93; -76.27 (Golden Grove)Saint Thomas
Gordon Town 2,635 3,265 3,8461,04918.05°N 76.70°W / 18.05; -76.70 (Gordon Town)Saint Andrew
Grange Hill 8,278 6,922 7,5916,53018.37°N 78.20°W / 18.37; -78.20 (Grange Hill)Westmoreland
Green Island 4,896 1,933 1,5391,59118.38°N 78.27°W / 18.38; -78.27 (Green Island)Hanover
Guy's Hill 6,017 18.24°N 76.99°W / 18.24; -76.99 (Guy's Hill) Saint Catherine
691 763 5183,16518.25°N 77.00°W / 18.25; -77.00 (Guy's Hill)Saint Mary
Hector's River 1,665 1,617 1,578 18.00°N 76.26°W / 18.00; -76.26 (Hector's River) Portland
Highgate 9,114 6,375 6,0515,41818.32°N 76.87°W / 18.32; -76.87 (Highgate)Saint Mary
Hope Bay 2,282 1,759 1,7741,56918.20°N 76.57°W / 18.20; -76.57 (Hope Bay)Portland
Hopewell 6,865 5,651 4,7594,26818.25°N 78.30°W / 18.25; -78.30 (Hopewell)Hanover
Islington 6,483 3,983 2,9732,86818.32°N 76.85°W / 18.32; -76.85 (Islington)Saint Mary
Jackson Town 2,456 2,143 1,718 18.41°N 77.48°W / 18.41; -77.48 (Jackson Town) Trelawny
James Hill 7,986 1,404 1,770 18.18°N 77.34°W / 18.18; -77.34 (James Hill) Clarendon
Johns Hall 4,234 3,217 2,329 18.41°N 77.85°W / 18.41; -77.85 (Johns Hall) Saint James
Junction 9,846 4,034 3,524 17.90°N 77.60°W / 17.90; -77.60 (Junction) Saint Elizabeth
Kemps Hill 573 1,132 17.85°N 77.28°W / 17.85; -77.28 (Kemps Hill) Clarendon
Lacovia 4,957 3,788 3,1253,15918.07°N 77.75°W / 18.07; -77.75 (Lacovia)Saint Elizabeth
Lionel Town 3,702 3,609 3,5684,66917.80°N 77.23°W / 17.80; -77.23 (Lionel Town)Clarendon
Little London 9,310 4,222 4,3121,84818.30°N 78.20°W / 18.30; -78.20 (Little London)Westmoreland
Lluidas Vale 7,750 2,095 2,5522,16118.12°N 77.15°W / 18.12; -77.15 (Lluidas Vale)Saint Catherine
Long Bay 2,199 976 1,074 18.09°N 76.31°W / 18.09; -76.31 (Long Bay) Portland
Lucky Hill 1,859 3,260 4,14875018.30°N 77.02°W / 18.30; -77.02 (Lucky Hill)Saint Mary
Maggotty 3,121 1,727 1,0991,35918.15°N 77.77°W / 18.15; -77.77 (Maggotty)Saint Elizabeth
Malvern 4,031 2,817 3,0563,26217.97°N 77.72°W / 17.97; -77.72 (Malvern)Saint Elizabeth
Manchioneal 2,327 2,383 2,3162,18518.05°N 76.28°W / 18.05; -76.28 (Manchioneal)Portland
Maroon Town 818 2,673 3,2062,66918.35°N 77.79°W / 18.35; -77.79 (Maroon Town)Saint James
Mavis Bank 5,533 2,309 2,4321,75618.02°N 76.67°W / 18.02; -76.67 (Mavis Bank)Saint Andrew
Mile Gully 1,902 2,004 2,134 18.13°N 77.54°W / 18.13; -77.54 (Mile Gully) Manchester
Milk River 3,431 1,564 842 17.87°N 77.35°W / 17.87; -77.35 (Milk River) Clarendon
Mitchell Town 1,683 1,452 1,749 17.80°N 77.19°W / 17.80; -77.19 (Mitchell Town) Clarendon
Mocho 553 1,531 1,788 18.02°N 77.32°W / 18.02; -77.32 (Mocho) Clarendon
Moneague 3,965 3,464 3,3832,88018.28°N 77.10°W / 18.28; -77.10 (Moneague)Saint Ann
Moore Town 1,155 1,061 1,3171,05418.07°N 76.43°W / 18.07; -76.43 (Moore Town)Portland
Mountainside 3,175 1,754 1,097 17.98°N 77.74°W / 17.98; -77.74 (Mountainside) Saint Elizabeth
Nain 3,598 2,969 2,5062,37317.97°N 77.60°W / 17.97; -77.60 (Nain)Saint Elizabeth
New Market 2,868 2,204 1,775 18.14°N 77.90°W / 18.14; -77.90 (New Market) Saint Elizabeth
Newell 1,081 2,056 1,836 17.92°N 77.74°W / 17.92; -77.74 (Newell) Saint Elizabeth
Newport 5,220 3,022 2,495 17.96°N 77.50°W / 17.96; -77.50 (Newport) Manchester
Oracabessa 6,885 4,398 4,2304,06618.40°N 76.93°W / 18.40; -76.93 (Oracabessa)Saint Mary
Osbourne Store 4,296 3,580 2,9543,39017.97°N 77.33°W / 17.97; -77.33 (Osbourne Store)Clarendon
Petersfield 3,787 5,037 3,6992,04518.25°N 78.07°W / 18.25; -78.07 (Petersfield)Westmoreland
Point Hill 4,549 2,099 2,2353,65118.08°N 77.10°W / 18.08; -77.10 (Point Hill)Saint Catherine
Port Morant 2,246 2,905 3,007 17.88°N 76.32°W / 17.88; -76.32 (Port Morant) Saint Thomas
Port Maria* 8,240 7,463 7,4397,65118.37°N 76.89°W / 18.37; -76.89 (Port Maria)Saint Mary
Port Royal 3,144 1,251 1,651 3,004 17.93°N 76.85°W / 17.93; -76.85 (Port Royal) Kingston
Pratville 1,963 1,351 17.91°N 77.41°W / 17.91; -77.41 (Pratville) Manchester
Race Course 4,050 2,958 3,1682,58917.83°N 77.28°W / 17.83; -77.28 (Race Course)Clarendon
Ramble 3,622 2,047 2,024 18.35°N 77.97°W / 18.35; -77.97 (Ramble) Hanover
Retreat 4,895 3,034 2,759 18.39°N 77.02°W / 18.39; -77.02 (Retreat) Saint Mary
Richmond 2,285 2,086 2,2101,98418.23°N 76.90°W / 18.23; -76.90 (Richmond)Saint Mary
Rio Bueno 1,665 1,037 1,2751,10818.46°N 77.45°W / 18.46; -77.45 (Rio Bueno)Trelawny
Riversdale 2,455 2,514 3,5752,79118.15°N 76.97°W / 18.15; -76.97 (Riversdale)Saint Catherine
Rock River 5,166 1,786 1,831 18.07°N 77.21°W / 18.07; -77.21 (Rock River) Clarendon
Rocky Point 2,356 2,473 3,3272,74417.77°N 77.27°W / 17.77; -77.27 (Rocky Point)Clarendon
Sandy Bay 7,542 5,052 3,8174,47618.45°N 78.10°W / 18.45; -78.10 (Sandy Bay)Hanover
Seaforth 5,314 5,287 5,5174,10817.93°N 76.45°W / 17.93; -76.45 (Seaforth)Saint Thomas
Siloah 2,741 2,545 2,7552,70118.17°N 77.71°W / 18.17; -77.71 (Siloah)Saint Elizabeth
Southfield 6,249 3,854 3,4042,67117.88°N 77.67°W / 17.88; -77.67 (Southfield)Saint Elizabeth
Spalding 1,374 4,373 3,225 5,48118.14°N 77.41°W / 18.14; -77.41 (Spalding)Manchester
4,159 2,147 2,645 Clarendon
Spur Tree 4,453 17°59′43″N 77°33′35″W Manchester
Stony Hill 9,447 9,307 9,2428,24418.08°N 76.78°W / 18.08; -76.78 (Stony Hill)Saint Andrew
Sturge Town 18.25°N 77.31°W / 18.25; -77.31 (Above Rocks) Saint Ann
Thompson Town 6,807 2,310 2,383 18.08°N 77.36°W / 18.08; -77.36 (Thompson Town) Clarendon
Toll Gate 5,438 2,800 3,087 17.97°N 77.35°W / 17.97; -77.35 (Toll Gate) Clarendon
Trinity Ville 2,298 1,239 2,3382,61417.95°N 76.53°W / 17.95; -76.53 (Trinity Ville)Saint Thomas
Troja 1,061 1,019 1,394 18.20°N 76.92°W / 18.20; -76.92 (Troja) Saint Catherine
Ulster Spring 1,272 841 9951,39118.32°N 77.52°W / 18.32; -77.52 (Ulster Spring)Trelawny
Wait-A-Bit 1,678 3,157 3,439 18.24°N 77.52°W / 18.24; -77.52 (Wait-A-Bit) Trelawny
Wakefield 4,434 3,373 3,0192,72418.42°N 77.72°W / 18.42; -77.72 (Wakefield)Trelawny
Watt Town 1,804 434 538 18.30°N 77.41°W / 18.30; -77.41 (Above Rocks) Saint Ann
White House 5,934 4,211 3,4983,15718.08°N 77.97°W / 18.08; -77.97 (White House)Westmoreland
Williamsfield 4,287 3,327 4,2512,80018.07°N 77.48°W / 18.07; -77.48 (Williamsfield)Manchester
York Town 3,782 1,623 2,075 17.94°N 77.27°W / 17.94; -77.27 (York Town) Clarendon
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