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Middlesex ist eine Grafschaft ( county ), die den zentralen Teil von Jamaika umfasst. Sie hat eine Fläche von 5041,9 km² und hatte 1.183.361 Einwohner bei der Volkszählung 2001. In Middlesex liegt die frühere Hauptstadt Jamaikas, Spanish Town .
It covers 5,041.9 km 2 and has a population of 1,183,361 [1] (about 45% of the island's area and population) giving it the largest area and population of the three counties. It includes Spanish Town, the island's original capital. The county of Middlesex is shown in pink.
Mandeville (Jamaican Patois: Mandivl) is the capital and largest town in the parish of Manchester in the county of Middlesex, Jamaica. In 2005, the town had an estimated population of 50,000, and including the immediate suburbs within a radius of 16 km (9.9 mi) the total population was about 72,000. It is located on an inland plateau ...
- Early History
- Creation of The Parishes
- The Grant Reforms
Following the English conquest of Jamaica the first phase of colonisation was carried out by the Army, with a system of Regimental plantations. These were drawn up on the southern flat lands, with the Regimental commanders charged with ordering their men to plant provisions.: 135 Certain key figures such as Luke Stokes (1656) and Thomas Modyford (1...
Under Governor Modyford the island was divided into precincts and parishes and he commissioned a map of the island featuring these.[citation needed]The first parishes were: 1. Saint Catherine 2. Clarendon 3. Liguanea (St Andrew) 4. Saint Thomas 5. Port Royal 6. Saint John 7. Saint David By 1675, the following parishes had been added: 1. Vere (separ...
The crisis highlighted by the Morant Bay rebellion led to the dissolution of the House of Assembly of Jamaica, and the colonial administration being turned into a crown colony. John Peter Grant was appointed Governor arriving in August 1866, and he set about instituting a number of reforms, including the administrative framework of the parishes. He...
Saint Catherine (Jamaican Creole: Sin Kiachrin) is a parish in the south east of Jamaica. It is located in the county of Middlesex, and is one of the island's largest and most economically valued parishes because of its many resources.
Mandeville ist die Hauptstadt des Manchester Parish, einem Landkreis im County Middlesex in Jamaika. Mit geschätzt etwa 48.300 Einwohnern (2010) [1] ist sie damit Jamaikas fünftgrößte Stadt. Die Stadt liegt auf einer Hochebene im Landesinneren auf 629 m, gut 100 km westlich der Hauptstadt Kingston.
From Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Location in Jamaica. Middlesex Countyis a historic countyof Jamaica. It contains the parishesof Clarendon, Manchester, Saint Ann, Saint Catherineand Saint Mary. [1]
