Cornwall_County,_Jamaica Knowpia

Cornwall
Cornwall
County
Country	Jamaica
County town	Savanna-la-Mar
Established	1758
Named for	Cornwall, England

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.

The county of Cornwall is shown in green

History edit

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 edit


Cornwall County
On map	Parish	Area km²	Population Census 2011	Capital
1	Hanover	450.4	67,037	Lucea
2	Saint Elizabeth	1,212.4	146,404	Black River
3	Saint James	594.9	175,127	Montego Bay
4	Trelawny	874.6	73,066	Falmouth
5	Westmoreland	807.0	138,947	Savanna-la-Mar
	Cornwall County	3,939.3	600,581
	Jamaica total	10,990.5	2,607,631	Kingston

References edit

^ ^a ^b ^c 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.

18°16′N 77°52′W / 18.27°N 77.86°W / 18.27; -77.86

[JPN-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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