Race Course
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| Coordinates | 17 ° 50 ′ N , 77 ° 17 ′ W | ||
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| Country | Jamaica | ||
| county | Middlesex | ||
| Clarendon | |||
| ISO 3166-2 | JM-13 | ||
| Residents | 3016 (2011) | ||
Race Course is a country town in southern Jamaica . The city is located in County Middlesex in the Parish Clarendon . In 2010, Race Course had a population of 3,016 people.
geography
Race Course is located on the southernmost headland of Jamaica, a few kilometers from the coast. The cultivated landscape around the place, which is used for the cultivation of agricultural products, is leveled and is on average 10 meters above sea level. Race Course is west of the Rio Minho River , the largest watercourse on the island. Between the town and the coast, a large stretch of land was used as artificial breeding ponds for the company Transglobal Aquaculture LTD. transformed.
The next village in the east is the small settlement Gowrie which is in the immediate vicinity. Also to the east, about 3 kilometers from the two towns, is the small town of Exeter . About three kilometers north is Kemps Hill . To the south, between the village and the large breeding ponds, are the settlements of Long Wood and Heathfield, approximately three kilometers away . The next larger towns are Hayes , about 9 kilometers to the north, and Brokebank to the east, which is about 4 kilometers away.