Kingston Parish
Kingston Parish is one of the 14 Parishes of Jamaica.
Kingston Parish is one of the 14 Parishes of Jamaica. It is part of the amalgamated municipal unit of Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation along with the neighbouring St. Andrew Parish. Its seat is the city of Kingston, the national capital. Spread over an area of 22 km2 (8.5 sq mi), it is the smallest of Jamaica's parishes and had a population of 89,057 in 2011.
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Worth seeing in and around Kingston Parish
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Sabina Park
Sabina Park is a cricket ground in Kingston, Jamaica. It is the home of the Jamaica cricket team and is the only Test cricket ground in Jamaica.
2.2 km · Park · Wikipedia - 02National Library of Jamaica
The National Library of Jamaica is the national library of Jamaica. It is located at 12 East Street in Kingston, Jamaica.
1.1 km · national library of Jamaica · Wikipedia - 03National Gallery of Jamaica
The National Gallery of Jamaica, in Kingston, Jamaica, is Jamaica's public art museum. It was established in 1974 and is located in the Kingston Mall, a commercial and cultural center on Kingston harbour.
600 m · public art museum in Montego Bay, Jamaica · Wikipedia - 04National Heroes Park
National Heroes Park is a botanical garden in Kingston, Jamaica. The largest open space in Kingston at 20 hectares in size, National Heroes Park features numerous monuments; it is the burial site of many of Jamaica's national heroes, prime ministers and cultural leaders.
2.1 km · park in Kingston, Jamaica · Wikipedia - 05Shaare Shalom Synagogue
The Sha'are Shalom Synagogue, officially the Kahal Kadosh Sha'are Shalom, also known as the United Congregation of Israelites, is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in the city of Kingston, on the island of Jamaica.
1.4 km · historic synagogue in Kingston, Jamaica · Wikipedia - 06Holy Trinity Cathedral
Holy Trinity Cathedral is a Catholic church located in downtown Kingston, the capital of Jamaica. It is located between North Street and George Headley Drive.
1.9 km · church in Kingston, Jamaica · Wikipedia - 07George William Gordon House
Gordon House is the meeting place of the Jamaica Parliament, located at 81 Duke Street in Kingston, close to the old parliament building headquarters.
1.3 km · Jamaican government building · Wikipedia - 08Hibbert House
Hibbert House, also known as Headquarters House, is the head office of the Jamaica National Heritage Trust. It is located at 79 Duke Street in Kingston, Jamaica.
1.3 km · house in Jamaica · Wikipedia - 09Mico University College
The Mico University College is an institution of higher education in Kingston, Jamaica.
2.8 km · teacher-training college in Kingston, Jamaica · Wikipedia - 10Kensington Park, Kingston
Kensington Park is a cricket ground in Kingston, Jamaica.
3.4 km · cricket ground in Kingston, Jamaica · Wikipedia
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Getting to Kingston Parish
- Airports
- Norman Manley (KIN), 4 km · Sangster (MBJ), 132 km · Antonio Maceo (SCU), 245 km
- Stations
- Norman Manley International Airport, 3.7 km · Tinson Pen Aerodrome, 3.5 km · Kingston Harbour, 1.5 km · Kingston railway station, Jamaica, 400 m
- Montego Bay → Kingston ParishTrain, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
- Santiago → Kingston ParishTrain, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
- Holguin → Kingston ParishTrain, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
No local-transport research exists yet for Kingston Parish
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Kingston Parish. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundThere are also minibuses and route taxis which are very affordable.
- Get aroundCharter Taxis (normal taxis) - negotiate a price before getting in the car.
- Go nextOcho Rios ("Ochi") - only 4 hours away by minibus/route taxi for ~J$500.
- Go nextPort Antonio - take a direct minibus/route taxi from HWT for J$200–300.
From Wikivoyage: Kingston (Jamaica), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Kingston Parish
Kingston Parish is 3 km from Kingston, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Trenchtownresidential neighbourhood in Kingston, St Andrew, Jamaica2.1 km
- Denham Townresidential neighbourhood in Kingston, St Andrew, Jamaica2 km
- Rollington Townneighborhood of Kingston, Jamaica4 km