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Surrey is the easternmost and the smallest by area of the three historic counties into which Jamaica is divided. It has no current-day administrative significance.[citation needed] It includes Kingston, the capital.
The county of Surrey is shown in yellow.
History
Jamaica's three counties were established in 1758 to facilitate the holding of courts along the lines of the British County court system. [1] Surrey was named after the English county in which Kingston upon Thames is found.[1] Kingston was its county town.[1]
Parishes
| Surrey County | ||||
| On map |
Parish | Area km² |
Population Census 2001 |
Capital |
| 11 | Kingston Parish(1) (2) | 21.8 | 96,052 | Kingston |
| 12 | Portland | 814.0 | 80,205 | Port Antonio |
| 13 | Saint Andrew(1) | 430.7 | 555,828 | Half Way Tree |
| 14 | Saint Thomas | 742.8 | 91,604 | Morant Bay |
| Surrey County | 2,009.3 | 823,689 | ||
| Jamaica total | 10,990.5 | 2,607,631 | Kingston | |
(1) Kingston Parish and Saint Andrew Parish together form Kingston and St Andrew Corporation.
(2) Kingston Parish does not encompass all of Kingston.
References
- ^ a b c Higman, B W; Hudson (2009). Jamaican Place Names. B J (1st ed.). Mona, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press. p. 31. ISBN 978-976-640-217-4.
Coordinates: 18°03′N 76°32′W / 18.05°N 76.54°W
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