Saint Andrew Parish

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Saint Andrew
Capital Half Way Tree
county Surrey
Big cities Cross Roads, Constant Spring
surface 455  km²
population 540,715 (2001)
Population density 1,188.4 / km²
economy Agriculture, industry, gypsum mining
The Parish Saint Andrew in Jamaica

Saint Andrew is a district ( parish ) in southwest Jamaica . The capital is Half Way Tree . The national hero George William Gordon was born here. To the south are the University of the West Indies and the University of Technology .

history

Saint Andrew was officially established as the first of the Parishs in 1867, the area previously known as Liguanea. Since 1932, Saint Andrew and neighboring Kingston have formed the administrative unit of Kingston and St Andrew Corporation .

geography

Saint Andrew is directly adjacent to Kingston to the south, Saint Catherine to the west, Saint Mary to the north and Portland to the northeast . The Blue Mountain range runs through the Parish. The few cities in the country are essentially suburbs of nearby Kingston, but western Saint Andrews is particularly densely populated.

economy

Large parts of the parish are used for agriculture, especially for growing coffee, mangos, cocoa, peas, beans, sugar cane and for raising cattle. In order to induce companies to settle in Saint Andrew, a 1.2 km² industrial area was designated. There are large deposits of gypsum around Bull Bay to the east.

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