The following is a list of the most populous settlements in Jamaica.
Definitions
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 reflecting its early importance over the then capital Spanish Town, Montego Bay being granted the status in 1980, and Portmore, whose municipal council was given the city title in 2018. 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. 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
Cities
2022 figures awaiting full urban area populations.
<small>** Country and parish capital</small>
<small>* Parish capital</small>
Chief Towns
These are settled areas with 10,000 residents or more.
Towns and villages
Villages
Neighbourhoods
Kingston and Saint Andrew Parish
See also
References
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