Kingston Parish, Jamaica

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Kingston Parish, Jamaica is a coastal parish on the southeastern shore of the island that includes much of the nation’s capital and serves as a key center of government, commerce, and culture.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Cassava Piece, Kingston, Jamaica 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf parish of Jamaica
borders St. Andrew Parish, Jamaica NERFINISHED
contains Bank of Jamaica headquarters NERFINISHED
Devon House NERFINISHED
Houses of Parliament of Jamaica (current complex in downtown Kingston) NERFINISHED
Jamaica Stock Exchange NERFINISHED
Kingston Harbour NERFINISHED
Kingston waterfront NERFINISHED
National Gallery of Jamaica NERFINISHED
National Heroes Park NERFINISHED
Norman Manley International Airport vicinity (on Palisadoes, administratively linked to Kingston) NERFINISHED
Parade (St William Grant Park) NERFINISHED
Port Royal NERFINISHED
Supreme Court of Jamaica NERFINISHED
downtown Kingston
country Jamaica
governedBy Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation NERFINISHED
hasCapital Kingston NERFINISHED
hasCulturalInstitution Institute of Jamaica NERFINISHED
Jamaica Conference Centre NERFINISHED
National Library of Jamaica NERFINISHED
Ward Theatre NERFINISHED
hasCulturalRole national cultural hub of Jamaica
hasFeature natural harbour
urban coastline
hasFunction administrative division of Jamaica
municipal governance area
hasHistoricalSignificance longstanding center of colonial and post-independence administration in Jamaica
hasMajorEconomicActivity financial services
government services
shipping and port services
tourism
includes much of Kingston, the capital of Jamaica
isCenterOf commerce in Jamaica
culture in Jamaica
government of Jamaica NERFINISHED
isCoastalParish true
isSeatOf key national government institutions of Jamaica
language English
locatedIn southeastern Jamaica
locatedOn island of Jamaica NERFINISHED
locatedOnCoastOf Caribbean Sea NERFINISHED
officialLanguageOfCountry English in Jamaica
partOf County of Surrey, Jamaica NERFINISHED
sharesMunicipalCorporationWith St. Andrew Parish, Jamaica NERFINISHED
timeZone Jamaica Standard Time NERFINISHED
UTCOffset −05:00

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St. Andrew Parish, Jamaica borders Kingston Parish, Jamaica
St. Andrew Parish, Jamaica formsUrbanAreaWith Kingston Parish, Jamaica
Mavado grewUpIn Kingston Parish, Jamaica
this entity surface form: Cassava Piece, Kingston, Jamaica