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Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island.It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island.
1845 – Spanish Town-Kingston railway (Jamaica Railway Company) begins operating [17] and Kingston railway station opens. 1862 - Fire. [3] 1870 – Legislative Council of British Jamaica moves to Headquarters House. [2] 1872 Capital of British Jamaica relocated to Kingston from Spanish Town. [17] [3] Victoria Market built on site of "Sunday ...
Kingston is one of the 14 Parishes of Jamaica. [2] Together with neighbouring St. Andrew Parish, it makes up the amalgamated Municipal Unit of Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation. [3] The city of Kingston is the parish and national capital. Kingston Parish is 25 km² in area, with a population of 89,057 at the 2011 census. [1]
The following is a list of the most populous settlements in Jamaica. Definitions Kingston, capital of Jamaica Montego Bay 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 ...
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Bob Marley's One Love Peace Concert was a large concert held on April 22, 1978 at the national stadium in Kingston, Jamaica. The One Love Peace Concert brought together 16 of reggae’s Biggest Acts, and was dubbed by the media as a “Third World Woodstock”, “Bob Marley Plays For Peace” and simply, “Bob Marley Is Back.”
Emancipation Park is a public park in Kingston, Jamaica.. The park is in New Kingston, opened on 31 July 2002, the day before Emancipation Day.Prime Minister P.J. Patterson's address to open the park he acknowledged that the park is a commemoration of the end of slavery in the British Empire and French Caribbean slavery.