Parish of Jamaica
Kingston Parish
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.
How locals move
Getting around Kingston Parish the local way
- 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. Last edited 2026-09.
Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Jean-Christophe BENOIST (CC BY 3.0), Wikimedia Commons.