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===Administrative divisions=== {{main|Parishes of Jamaica}} Jamaica is divided into 14 [[Parishes of Jamaica|parishes]], which are grouped into three historic [[Counties of Jamaica|counties]] that have no administrative relevance.<ref name="EBJ"/> In the context of [[local government]] the parishes are designated "Local Authorities". These local authorities are further styled as "Municipal Corporations", which are either city municipalities or town municipalities.<ref name="localgovernemtn">{{cite web |title=Local Government Act, 2015 |url=http://www.localauthorities.gov.jm/sites/default/files/resources/local_governance_bill_2015.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160913220934/http://localauthorities.gov.jm/sites/default/files/resources/local_governance_bill_2015.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 September 2016 |website=localauthorities.gov.jm |access-date=17 January 2018}}</ref> Any new city municipality must have a population of at least 50,000, and a town municipality a number set by the Minister of Local Government.<ref name="localgovernemtn"/> There are currently no town municipalities. The local governments of the parishes of Kingston and St. Andrews are consolidated as the city municipality of Kingston & St. Andrew Municipal Corporation. The newest city municipality is the Municipality of Portmore, created 2003. While it is geographically located within the parish of St. Catherine, it is governed independently. {| class="wikitable" |- | colspan="2" style="background:#bfb; text-align:;"|'''[[Cornwall, Jamaica|Cornwall County]]''' | style="background:#bfb; text-align:center;"|<small>Capital</small> | style="background:#bfb; text-align:center;"|<small>km<sup>2</sup></small> | colspan="2" style="background:#fbb; text-align:center;"|'''[[Middlesex, Jamaica|Middlesex County]]''' | style="background:#fbb; text-align:center;"|<small>Capital</small> | style="background:#fbb; text-align:center;"|<small>km<sup>2</sup></small> | colspan="2" style="background:#ffa; text-align:center;"|'''[[Surrey, Jamaica|Surrey County]]''' | style="background:#ffa; text-align:center;"|<small>Capital</small> | style="background:#ffa; text-align:center;"|<small>km<sup>2</sup></small> |- | 1 | [[Hanover Parish, Jamaica|Hanover]]||<small>Lucea</small>||<small> 450</small> | 6 | [[Clarendon Parish, Jamaica|Clarendon]]||<small>May Pen</small>||<small>1,196</small> | 11 | [[Kingston Parish, Jamaica|Kingston]]||<small>Kingston</small>||<small>25</small> |- | 2 | [[Saint Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica|Saint Elizabeth]]||<small>Black River</small>||<small>1,212</small> | 7 | [[Manchester Parish, Jamaica|Manchester]]||<small>Mandeville</small>||<small> 830</small> | 12 | [[Portland Parish, Jamaica|Portland]]||<small>Port Antonio</small>||<small>814</small> |- | 3 | [[Saint James Parish, Jamaica|Saint James]]||<small>Montego Bay</small>||<small> 595</small> | 8 | [[Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica|Saint Ann]]||<small>St. Ann's Bay</small>||<small>1,213</small> | 13 | [[Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica|Saint Andrew]]||<small>Half Way Tree</small>||<small>453</small> |- | 4 | [[Trelawny Parish, Jamaica|Trelawny]]||<small>Falmouth</small>||<small> 875</small> | 9 | [[Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica|Saint Catherine]]||<small>Spanish Town</small>||<small>1,192</small> | 14 | [[Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica|Saint Thomas]]||<small>Morant Bay</small>||<small>743</small> |- | 5 | [[Westmoreland Parish, Jamaica|Westmoreland]]||<small>Savanna-la-Mar</small>||<small> 807</small> | 10 | [[Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica|Saint Mary]]||<small>Port Maria</small>||<small> 611</small> | | || || |} {{clear}} {{Jamaica parishes imagemap}}
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