Bamboo (Jamaica)
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| Coordinates | 18 ° 23 ′ N , 77 ° 16 ′ W | ||
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| Country | Jamaica | ||
| county | Middlesex | ||
| Saint Ann | |||
| ISO 3166-2 | JM-06 | ||
| height | 640 m | ||
| Residents | 4264 (2013) | ||
Bamboo is a country town in northern Jamaica . The city is located in County Middlesex in the Parish Saint Ann . According to the official census, Bamboo had 3,732 inhabitants in 1991. Projections in 2013 showed a population of 4,264 people.
geography
Bamboo is located on the B11 , between the two towns of Claremont and Brown's Town , at an average of 640 meters above sea level. The north Atlantic coast is about 12 kilometers from the village. The nearest town is Philadelphia at a distance of five miles west of town. The next larger city is Ocho Rios at a distance of about 25 kilometers.
Infrastructure
The water supply is a problem in Bamboo. Most of the buildings in the village had no water connection in December 2012.
Public facilities
Judiciary
Bamboo is home to the Hill Top Juvenile Correctional Center , a penal institution operated by the Department of Correctional Services, Jamaica . There is also a police station.
schools
There are two schools in the city. The Bamboo Primary and Junior High and a Primary School.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ The 100 largest cities of Jamaica (GeoBa.se)
- ↑ a b c Article about Bamboo ( Memento of the original from January 13, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Jamaica Star, accessed February 5, 2014)
