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Cornwall is the westernmost of the three historic counties into which Jamaica is divided. It has no current-day administrative significance.^{[citation needed]} It includes Montego Bay, the island's second city.

The county of Cornwall is shown in green

[edit] History

Jamaica's three counties were established in 1758 to facilitate the holding of courts along the lines of the British County court system. ^[1] Cornwall, the westernmost, was named after the western most county of England.^[1] Savanna-la-Mar is its county town.^[1]

[edit] Parishes

Cornwall County
On map	Parish	Area km²	Population Census 2001	Capital
1	Hanover	450.4	67,037	Lucea
2	Saint Elizabeth	1,212.4	146,404	Black River
3	Saint James	594.9	175,127	Montego Bay
4	Trelawny Parish	874.6	73,066	Falmouth
5	Westmoreland	807.0	138,947	Savanna-la-Mar
	Cornwall County	3,939.3	600,581
	Jamaica total	10,990.5	2,607,631	Kingston

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b ^c Higman, B W; Hudson (2009). Jamaican Place Names. B J (1st ed.). Mona, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press. p. 31. ISBN 978-976-640-217-4.

Coordinates: 18°16′N 77°52′W / 18.27°N 77.86°W / 18.27; -77.86

[JPN-0] Higman, B W; Hudson (2009). Jamaican Place Names. B J (1st ed.). Mona, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press. p. 31. ISBN 978-976-640-217-4.

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