Morant Bay

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Morant Bay is a town in southeastern Jamaica known as the site of the pivotal 1865 Morant Bay Rebellion against British colonial rule.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf town
administrativeCenterOf Saint Thomas Parish
associatedWith George William Gordon
Paul Bogle
climate tropical climate
continent North America
country Jamaica
distanceToKingstonApprox about 40–50 kilometers east of Kingston
economyIncludes commerce
services
small-scale agriculture
eventYear 1865 (Morant Bay Rebellion)
formerColonialPower United Kingdom
governingCountry Jamaica
hasFacility health center
market
parish administrative offices
parish courthouse
schools
hasLandmark Morant Bay Courthouse
Morant Bay Parish Church
hasMemorial Morant Bay Rebellion memorials
Paul Bogle statue
hasPostalRole postal town for Saint Thomas Parish
hasReligiousBuilding Anglican church
other Christian churches
hasRoadConnection connected by road to Kingston
heritage site of national heritage monuments of Jamaica
historicalEra British colonial period in Jamaica
historicalRole center of anti-colonial protest in Jamaica
historicalSignificance symbol of resistance to colonial oppression in Jamaica
isCoastalTown true
knownFor Morant Bay Rebellion
language English
locatedIn Saint Thomas Parish
southeastern Jamaica
locatedOn Caribbean Sea
locatedOnIsland island of Jamaica
nearbyBodyOfWater Caribbean Sea coast
partOf County of Surrey (Jamaica)
primaryLanguage Jamaican English
Jamaican Patois
region Caribbean
significantEvent Morant Bay Rebellion of 1865
timeZone Jamaica Standard Time
transportRole local transport hub for eastern Jamaica
UTCOffset −5


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