List of cities and towns in Jamaica

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

Name	Census population[9]			Coordinates	Parish	Granted
	2021	2011	2001
Kingston**		584,627	579,137	17.98°N 76.80°W / 17.98; -76.80 (Kingston)	Kingston	1802
Portmore		182,153	156,469	17.94°N 76.87°W / 17.94; -76.87 (Portmore)	Saint Catherine	2018
Montego Bay*		110,115	96,477	18.46°N 77.91°W / 18.46; -77.91 (Montego Bay)	Saint James	1980

** Country and parish capital

* Parish capital

Chief Towns

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

Name	Census population[9]			Coordinates	Parish
	2021	2011	2001
Spanish Town*		147,152	131,515	17.99°N 76.95°W / 17.99; -76.95 (Spanish Town)	Saint Catherine
May Pen*		61,548	57,334	17.97°N 77.24°W / 17.97; -77.24 (May Pen)	Clarendon
Mandeville*		49,695	47,467	18.05°N 77.48°W / 18.05; -77.48 (Mandeville)	Manchester
Old Harbour		28,912	23,823	17.92°N 77.10°W / 17.92; -77.10 (Old Harbour)	Saint Catherine
Savanna-la-Mar*		22,633	19,893	18.16°N 77.95°W / 18.16; -77.95 (Savanna-la-Mar)	Westmoreland
Ocho Rios		16,671	15,769	18.42°N 77.11°W / 18.42; -77.11 (Ocho Rios)	Saint Ann
Linstead		15,231	15,660	18.15°N 77.02°W / 18.15; -77.02 (Linstead)	Saint Catherine
Port Antonio*		14,816	14,568	18.16°N 76.38°W / 18.16; -76.38 (Port Antonio)	Portland
Saint Ann's Bay*		11,173	10,441	18.44°N 77.22°W / 18.44; -77.22 (Saint Ann's Bay)	Saint Ann
Morant Bay*		11,052	10,782	17.87°N 76.39°W / 17.87; -76.39 (Morant Bay)	Saint Thomas
Yallahs		10,849	9,888	17.87°N 76.57°W / 17.87; -76.57 (Yallahs)	Saint Thomas
Hayes		10,639	10,098	17.88°N 77.25°W / 17.88; -77.25 (Hayes)	Clarendon
Santa Cruz		10,423	10,785	18.07°N 77.72°W / 18.07; -77.72 (Santa Cruz)	Saint Elizabeth

Towns and villages

Name	Census population[9]			Coordinates	Parish
	2011	2001	1991
Above Rocks	3,076	3,170	3,263	18.10°N 76.87°W / 18.10; -76.87 (Above Rocks)	Saint Catherine
Aenon Town	1,374	1,808		18.20°N 77.39°W / 18.20; -77.39	Clarendon
Adelphi	2,218	1,459		18.44°N 77.79°W / 18.44; -77.79 (Adelphi)	Saint James
Albert Town	3,845	3,949	3,389	18.29°N 77.54°W / 18.29; -77.54 (Albert Town)	Trelawny
Alexandria	1,693	1,734	1,672	18.29°N 77.35°W / 18.29; -77.35 (Alexandria)	Saint Ann
Alligator Pond	2,541	1,883	1,542	17.87°N 77.56°W / 17.87; -77.56 (Alligator Pond)	Manchester
Alston	2,049	1,666		18.17°N 77.43°W / 18.17; -77.43 (Alston)	Clarendon
Anchovy	4,414	4,081	3,633	18.40°N 77.93°W / 18.40; -77.93 (Anchovy)	Saint James
Annotto Bay	6,017	5,423	5,468	18.27°N 76.77°W / 18.27; -76.77 (Annotto Bay)	Saint Mary
Balaclava	2,770	2,703	2,837	18.17°N 77.64°W / 18.17; -77.64 (Balaclava)	Saint Elizabeth
Bamboo	4,705	4,298	3,732	18.38°N 77.26°W / 18.38; -77.26 (Bamboo)	Saint Ann
Bath	2,115	2,144	2,151	17.95°N 76.35°W / 17.95; -76.35 (Bath)	Saint Thomas
Bethel Town	4,198	3,232	2,768	18.30°N 77.95°W / 18.30; -77.95 (Bethel Town)	Westmoreland
Black River*	5,352	4,095	3,675	18.03°N 77.86°W / 18.03; -77.86 (Black River)	Saint Elizabeth
Bluefields	2,978	3,132	2,564	18.17°N 78.03°W / 18.17; -78.03 (Bluefields)	Westmoreland
Bog Walk	9,431	11,241	8,794	18.10°N 77.02°W / 18.10; -77.02 (Bog Walk)	Saint Catherine
Brown's Town	9,031	8,054	6,762	18.40°N 77.36°W / 18.40; -77.36 (Brown's Town)	Saint Ann
Buff Bay	4,678	4,210	2,596	18.23°N 76.67°W / 18.23; -76.67 (Buff Bay)	Portland
Bull Savanna	3,747	3,457		17.88°N 77.59°W / 17.88; -77.59 (Bull Savanna)	Saint Elizabeth
Cambridge	4,073	3,966	3,384	18.32°N 77.89°W / 18.32; -77.89 (Cambridge)	Saint James
Cascade	812	866	1,220	18.40°N 78.10°W / 18.40; -78.10 (Cascade)	Hanover
Carron Hall	1,186	1,293		18.27°N 76.94°W / 18.27; -76.94 (Carron Hall)	Saint Mary
Cave Valley	1,500	1,722	1,777	18.27°N 77.37°W / 18.27; -77.37 (Cave Valley)	Saint Ann
Cedar Valley	1,299	1,592		17.99°N 76.58°W / 17.99; -76.58 (Cedar Valley)	Saint Thomas
Chapelton	4,363	4,556	3,930	18.08°N 77.27°W / 18.08; -77.27 (Chapelton)	Clarendon
Christiana	8,430	8,276	7,235	18.17°N 77.49°W / 18.17; -77.49 (Christiana)	Manchester
Claremont	1,773	1,970	2,154	18.38°N 77.17°W / 18.38; -77.17 (Claremont)	Saint Ann
Clark's Town	3,003	3,953	3,139	18.42°N 77.57°W / 18.42; -77.57 (Clark's Town)	Trelawny
Coleyville	2,016	2,098	3,320	18.22°N 77.50°W / 18.22; -77.50 (Coleyville)	Manchester
Comfort Castle	893	856		18.05°N 76.41°W / 18.05; -76.41 (Comfort Castle)	Portland
Constant Spring	11,801	12,072	12,369	18.05°N 76.78°W / 18.05; -76.78 (Constant Spring)	Saint Andrew
Croft's Hill	3,117	3,202	2,994	18.13°N 77.22°W / 18.13; -77.22 (Croft's Hill)	Clarendon
Cross Keys	1,869	2,057		17.89°N 77.50°W / 17.89; -77.50 (Cross Keys)	Manchester
Dalvey	2,952	3,263	2,742	17.90°N 76.25°W / 17.90; -76.25 (Dalvey)	Saint Thomas
Darliston	2,328	2,529	1,435	18.23°N 77.97°W / 18.23; -77.97 (Darliston)	Westmoreland
Dias	1,653	1,434		18.39°N 78.19°W / 18.39; -78.19 (Dias)	Hanover
Discovery Bay	2,446	2,518	2,230	18.47°N 77.39°W / 18.47; -77.39 (Discovery Bay)	Saint Ann
Duncans	2,686	2,132	1,849	18.47°N 77.53°W / 18.47; -77.53 (Duncans)	Trelawny
Easington	2,664	2,326	2,378	17.92°N 76.60°W / 17.92; -76.60 (Easington)	Saint Thomas
Ewarton	9,753	10,807	8,742	18.18°N 77.08°W / 18.18; -77.08 (Ewarton)	Saint Catherine
Falmouth*	8,686	8,188	7,245	18.49°N 77.66°W / 18.49; -77.66 (Falmouth)	Trelawny
Frankfield	3,507	3,625	2,865	18.15°N 77.35°W / 18.15; -77.35 (Frankfield)	Clarendon
Frome	1,306	968	900	18.30°N 78.15°W / 18.30; -78.15 (Frome)	Westmoreland
Gayle	3,260	4,148	3,205	18.33°N 77.00°W / 18.33; -77.00 (Gayle)	Saint Mary
Gimme-Me-Bit	883	1,076		17.89°N 77.28°W / 17.89; -77.28 (Gimme-Me-Bit)	Clarendon
Glengoffe	3,100	3,232		18.14°N 76.88°W / 18.14; -76.88 (Glengoffe)	Saint Catherine
Golden Grove	2,351	2,622	2,761	17.93°N 76.27°W / 17.93; -76.27 (Golden Grove)	Saint Thomas
Gordon Town	3,265	3,846	1,049	18.05°N 76.70°W / 18.05; -76.70 (Gordon Town)	Saint Andrew
Grange Hill	6,922	7,591	6,530	18.37°N 78.20°W / 18.37; -78.20 (Grange Hill)	Westmoreland
Green Island	1,933	1,539	1,591	18.38°N 78.27°W / 18.38; -78.27 (Green Island)	Hanover
Guy's Hill	763	518	3,165	18.25°N 77.00°W / 18.25; -77.00 (Guy's Hill)	Saint Mary
Half Way Tree*	5,163	4,934		18.01°N 76.78°W / 18.01; -76.78 (Half Way Tree)	Saint Andrew
Hector's River	1,617	1,578		18.00°N 76.26°W / 18.00; -76.26 (Hector's River)	Portland
Highgate	6,375	6,051	5,418	18.32°N 76.87°W / 18.32; -76.87 (Highgate)	Saint Mary
Hope Bay	1,759	1,774	1,569	18.20°N 76.57°W / 18.20; -76.57 (Hope Bay)	Portland
Hopewell	5,651	4,759	4,268	18.25°N 78.30°W / 18.25; -78.30 (Hopewell)	Hanover
Islington	3,983	2,973	2,868	18.32°N 76.85°W / 18.32; -76.85 (Islington)	Saint Mary
Jackson Town	2,143	1,718		18.41°N 77.48°W / 18.41; -77.48 (Jackson Town)	Trelawny
James Hill	1,404	1,770		18.18°N 77.34°W / 18.18; -77.34 (James Hill)	Clarendon
Johns Hall	3,217	2,329		18.41°N 77.85°W / 18.41; -77.85 (Johns Hall)	Saint James
Junction	4,034	3,524		17.90°N 77.60°W / 17.90; -77.60 (Junction)	Saint Elizabeth
Kellits	2,106	2,422	2,291	18.17°N 77.23°W / 18.17; -77.23 (Kellits)	Clarendon
Kemps Hill	573	1,132		17.85°N 77.28°W / 17.85; -77.28 (Kemps Hill)	Clarendon
Lacovia	3,788	3,125	3,159	18.07°N 77.75°W / 18.07; -77.75 (Lacovia)	Saint Elizabeth
Lionel Town	3,609	3,568	4,669	17.80°N 77.23°W / 17.80; -77.23 (Lionel Town)	Clarendon
Little London	4,222	4,312	1,848	18.30°N 78.20°W / 18.30; -78.20 (Little London)	Westmoreland
Lluidas Vale	2,095	2,552	2,161	18.12°N 77.15°W / 18.12; -77.15 (Lluidas Vale)	Saint Catherine
Long Bay	976	1,074		18.09°N 76.31°W / 18.09; -76.31 (Long Bay)	Portland
Lucea*	7,840	6,245	6,002	18.44°N 78.18°W / 18.44; -78.18 (Lucea)	Hanover
Lucky Hill	3,260	4,148	750	18.30°N 77.02°W / 18.30; -77.02 (Lucky Hill)	Saint Mary
Maggotty	1,727	1,099	1,359	18.15°N 77.77°W / 18.15; -77.77 (Maggotty)	Saint Elizabeth
Malvern	2,817	3,056	3,262	17.97°N 77.72°W / 17.97; -77.72 (Malvern)	Saint Elizabeth
Manchioneal	2,383	2,316	2,185	18.05°N 76.28°W / 18.05; -76.28 (Manchioneal)	Portland
Maroon Town	2,673	3,206	2,669	18.35°N 77.79°W / 18.35; -77.79 (Maroon Town)	Saint James
Mavis Bank	2,309	2,432	1,756	18.02°N 76.67°W / 18.02; -76.67 (Mavis Bank)	Saint Andrew
Mile Gully	2,004	2,134		18.13°N 77.54°W / 18.13; -77.54 (Mile Gully)	Manchester
Milk River	1,564	842		17.87°N 77.35°W / 17.87; -77.35 (Milk River)	Clarendon
Mitchell Town	1,452	1,749		17.80°N 77.19°W / 17.80; -77.19 (Mitchell Town)	Clarendon
Mocho	1,531	1,788		18.02°N 77.32°W / 18.02; -77.32 (Mocho)	Clarendon
Moneague	3,464	3,383	2,880	18.28°N 77.10°W / 18.28; -77.10 (Moneague)	Saint Ann
Moore Town	1,061	1,317	1,054	18.07°N 76.43°W / 18.07; -76.43 (Moore Town)	Portland
Mountainside	1,754	1,097		17.98°N 77.74°W / 17.98; -77.74 (Mountainside)	Saint Elizabeth
Nain	2,969	2,506	2,373	17.97°N 77.60°W / 17.97; -77.60 (Nain)	Saint Elizabeth
Negril	7,680	5,679	4,184	18.32°N 78.33°W / 18.32; -78.33 (Negril)	Westmoreland
	152	184			Hanover
New Market	2,204	1,775		18.14°N 77.90°W / 18.14; -77.90 (New Market)	Saint Elizabeth
Newell	2,056	1,836		17.92°N 77.74°W / 17.92; -77.74 (Newell)	Saint Elizabeth
Newport	3,022	2,495		17.96°N 77.50°W / 17.96; -77.50 (Newport)	Manchester
Old Harbour Bay	5,872	6,344	5,405	17.90°N 77.10°W / 17.90; -77.10 (Old Harbour Bay)	Saint Catherine
Oracabessa	4,398	4,230	4,066	18.40°N 76.93°W / 18.40; -76.93 (Oracabessa)	Saint Mary
Osbourne Store	3,580	2,954	3,390	17.97°N 77.33°W / 17.97; -77.33 (Osbourne Store)	Clarendon
Petersfield	5,037	3,699	2,045	18.25°N 78.07°W / 18.25; -78.07 (Petersfield)	Westmoreland
Point Hill	2,099	2,235	3,651	18.08°N 77.10°W / 18.08; -77.10 (Point Hill)	Saint Catherine
Port Morant	2,905	3,007		17.88°N 76.32°W / 17.88; -76.32 (Port Morant)	Saint Thomas
Port Maria*	7,463	7,439	7,651	18.37°N 76.89°W / 18.37; -76.89 (Port Maria)	Saint Mary
Port Royal	1,251	1,651	3,004	17.93°N 76.85°W / 17.93; -76.85 (Port Royal)	Kingston
Porus	6,009	5,924	5,095	18.03°N 77.42°W / 18.03; -77.42 (Porus)	Manchester
Pratville	1,963	1,351		17.91°N 77.41°W / 17.91; -77.41 (Pratville)	Manchester
Race Course	2,958	3,168	2,589	17.83°N 77.28°W / 17.83; -77.28 (Race Course)	Clarendon
Ramble	2,047	2,024		18.35°N 77.97°W / 18.35; -77.97 (Ramble)	Hanover
Retreat	3,034	2,759		18.39°N 77.02°W / 18.39; -77.02 (Retreat)	Saint Mary
Richmond	2,086	2,210	1,984	18.23°N 76.90°W / 18.23; -76.90 (Richmond)	Saint Mary
Rio Bueno	1,037	1,275	1,108	18.46°N 77.45°W / 18.46; -77.45 (Rio Bueno)	Trelawny
Riversdale	2,514	3,575	2,791	18.15°N 76.97°W / 18.15; -76.97 (Riversdale)	Saint Catherine
Rock River	1,786	1,831		18.07°N 77.21°W / 18.07; -77.21 (Rock River)	Clarendon
Rocky Point	2,473	3,327	2,744	17.77°N 77.27°W / 17.77; -77.27 (Rocky Point)	Clarendon
Runaway Bay	8,640	5,840	5,655	18.45°N 77.33°W / 18.45; -77.33 (Runaway Bay)	Saint Ann
Sandy Bay	5,052	3,817	4,476	18.45°N 78.10°W / 18.45; -78.10 (Sandy Bay)	Hanover
Seaforth	5,287	5,517	4,108	17.93°N 76.45°W / 17.93; -76.45 (Seaforth)	Saint Thomas
Siloah	2,545	2,755	2,701	18.17°N 77.71°W / 18.17; -77.71 (Siloah)	Saint Elizabeth
Southfield	3,854	3,404	2,671	17.88°N 77.67°W / 17.88; -77.67 (Southfield)	Saint Elizabeth
Spalding	4,373	3,225	5,481	18.14°N 77.41°W / 18.14; -77.41 (Spalding)	Manchester
	2,147	2,645			Clarendon
Stony Hill	9,307	9,242	8,244	18.08°N 76.78°W / 18.08; -76.78 (Stony Hill)	Saint Andrew
Thompson Town	2,310	2,383		18.08°N 77.36°W / 18.08; -77.36 (Thompson Town)	Clarendon
Toll Gate	2,800	3,087		17.97°N 77.35°W / 17.97; -77.35 (Toll Gate)	Clarendon
Trinity Ville	1,239	2,338	2,614	17.95°N 76.53°W / 17.95; -76.53 (Trinity Ville)	Saint Thomas
Troja	1,019	1,394		18.20°N 76.92°W / 18.20; -76.92 (Troja)	Saint Catherine
Ulster Spring	841	995	1,391	18.32°N 77.52°W / 18.32; -77.52 (Ulster Spring)	Trelawny
Wakefield	3,373	3,019	2,724	18.42°N 77.72°W / 18.42; -77.72 (Wakefield)	Trelawny
Wait-A-Bit	3,157	3,439		18.24°N 77.52°W / 18.24; -77.52 (Wait-A-Bit)	Trelawny
Watt Town	434	538		18.30°N 77.41°W / 18.30; -77.41 (Above Rocks)	Saint Ann
White House	4,211	3,498	3,157	18.08°N 77.97°W / 18.08; -77.97 (White House)	Westmoreland
Williamsfield	3,327	4,251	2,800	18.07°N 77.48°W / 18.07; -77.48 (Williamsfield)	Manchester
York Town	1,623	2,075		17.94°N 77.27°W / 17.94; -77.27 (York Town)	Clarendon

Villages

White River Rafting signs

• Accompong (Saint Elizabeth)
• Aeolus Valley (Saint Thomas)
• Airy Castle (Saint Thomas)
• Barking Lodge (Saint Thomas)
• Berry Hill (Manchester)
• Bog (Westmoreland)
• Big Woods (Westmoreland)
• Boscobel (Saint Mary)
• Bull Bay (Saint Andrew)
• Carmel (Westmoreland)
• Cattawood Springs (Portland)
• Clarendon Park (Clarendon)
• Cotterwood (Saint Elizabeth)
• Duckenfield (Saint Thomas)
• Four Paths (Clarendon)
• Haddersfield (Saint Mary)
• Hagley Gap (Saint Thomas)
• Hodges (Saint Elizabeth)
• Hopewell Hall (Saint Thomas)
• Hopewell (Clarendon)
• Hopewell (Manchester)
• Hopewell (Saint Andrew)
• Hopewell (Saint Ann)
• Hopewell (Saint Elizabeth)
• Hopewell (Westmoreland)
• Hopeton (Westmoreland)
• Knockpatrick (Manchester)
• Lloyds (Saint Thomas)
• Long Wood (Saint Elizabeth)
• Mavis Bank (Saint Andrew)
• Meadsfield (Manchester)
• Middle Quarters (Saint Elizabeth)
• Mount Rosser (Saint Catherine)
• Nanny Town (Portland)
• New Holland (Saint Elizabeth)
• New Market (Saint Elizabeth)
• New Roads (Saint Elizabeth)
• Newcastle (Saint Andrew)
• Nine Mile (Saint Ann)
• Old Pera (Saint Thomas)
• Paynes Town (Saint Elizabeth)
• Port Esquivel (Saint Catherine)
• Port Morant (Saint Thomas)
• Roxborough (Manchester)
• San San (Portland)
• Sheckles Pen (Clarendon)
• Stonehenge (Saint James)
• Walderston
• White Hall (Saint Elizabeth)
• Wood Hall (Saint Catherine)

Neighbourhoods

Kingston and Saint Andrew Parish

• Barbican
• Allerdyce
• Cherry Gardens
• Belgrade Mews
• Smokey Vale
• Constant Spring
• Denham Town
• Tivoli Gardens
• Jones Town
• Kencot
• Allman Town
• Rae Town
• Downtown Kingston
• Red Hills
• Stony Hill
• Mountain View
• Forest Gardens
• Forest Hills
• Forest Hills Gardens
• Duhaney Park
• Patrick City
• Patrick Gardens
• Washington Gardens
• Norbrook
• Queen Hill
• Meadowbrook
• Meadowbrook Estates
• Pembroke Hall
• Half Way Tree
• Eastwood Park Gardens
• Harbour View
• Port Royal
• Liguanea
• Mona
• Ithaca
• Papine
• Kintyre
• Beverly Hills
• Long Mountain
• New Kingston
• Trafalgar Park
• Hope Pastures
• Jack's Hill
• Riva Ridge
• Cross Roads
• Norbrook
• Trenchtown
• Riverton Meadows
• Seaview Gardens
• Callaloo Bed
• New Haven
• Waterhouse
• Backto
• Payne Land
• Olympic Garden
• Cockburn Gardens
• Greenwich Town
• Whitfield Town
• Marverley
• Pembrook Hall
• Zaidie Gardens
• Hughenden
• Havendale
• Molynes Gardens
• Vineyard Town
• Woodford Park
• Franklyn Town
• Eden Gardens
• Bournemouth Gardens
• Norman Gardens
• August Town
• College Common
• Elletson Flats

See also

• Demographics of Jamaica