Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation
Motto:  A City That Hath Foundations
Location of Kingston shown within Jamaica
Coordinates: 17°59′N 76°48′W  /  17.983°N 76.800°W  / 17.983; -76.800
Country	Jamaica
County	Surrey
Parish	Kingston St. Andrew
Established	1693
Government
?  Mayor	Desmond McKenzie
Area
? Total	453 km 2 (175 sq mi)
Elevation	9 m (30 ft)
Population   (2001)
? Total	651,880
? Density	1,439/km 2 (3,730/sq mi)
? Kingston Parish	96,052
? St. Andrew Parish	555,828
Time zone	UTC-5 ( EST )

The City of Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica . It is on the southeastern coast of the island country . It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes , a long sand spit which connects Port Royal and the norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island. In the Western Hemisphere , Kingston is the largest predominantly English -speaking city south of the United States , with a population of 651,880 ( 2001 census ). ^[1]

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The Simple English Wiktionary has a definition for: Kingston .

• Extract from Tour Jamaica by Margaret Morris
• Jamaica Library Service: brief history of Kingston Archived 2005-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
• 2001 Census Archived 2009-06-10 at the Wayback Machine
• Accounts of 1907 Earthquake in The Times Archived 2021-01-12 at the Wayback Machine
• Kingston City Guide Archived 2007-12-20 at the Wayback Machine
• Jamaican Affairs - Kingston Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
• Kingston Guide Archived 2007-11-05 at the Wayback Machine

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