Location	latitude 18°15'N, longitude 77°56'W
Capital town	Black River
other Towns	Santa Cruz, Malvern, Junction, Balaclava, Prospect
County	Cornwall
Area	1212.4 square km (468.1 square miles)
Rank	Jamaica's second largest parish
Population	148,000 in 2001
Commerce	Tourism, Agriculture, Bauxine Mining Manufactoring

St. Elizabeth, Jamaica's second-largest parish, is located in the southwest of the island, in the county of Cornwall. Its capital, Black River, is located at the mouth of the eponymous stream, the longest on the island. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Latitude,usually denoted symbolically by the Greek letter phi, , gives the location of a place on Earth north or south of the equator. ... Longitude is the east-west geographic coordinate measurement most commonly utilized in cartography and global navigation. ... This article is about a city that serves as a center of government and politics. ... Black River is the city of St. ... A county is generally a sub-unit of regional self-government within a sovereign jurisdiction. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Tourists on Oahu, Hawaii Tourism is travel for predominantly recreational or leisure purposes or the provision of services to support this leisure travel. ... Bauxite with penny Bauxite with core of unweathered rock Bauxite is an aluminium ore. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Jamaica is divided into fourteen parishes (capitals in parentheses)- Clarendon Parish (May Pen) Hanover Parish (Lucea) Kingston Parish (Kingston) Manchester Parish (Mandeville) Portland Parish (Port Antonio) Saint Andrew Parish (Half Way Tree) Saint Ann Parish (Saint Anns Bay) Saint Catherine Parish (Spanish Town) Saint Elizabeth Parish (Black River) Saint... Ordinal directions are the four compass directions: northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest, located halfway between the cardinal directions. ... A county is generally a sub-unit of regional self-government within a sovereign jurisdiction. ... Cornwall is the westernmost of the three counties into which Jamaica is divided. ... Black River is the city of St. ... Nile River delta, as seen from Earth orbit. ...

Brief history

Saint Elizabeth originally included most of the south-west part of the island, but in 1703 Westmoreland was taken from it and in 1814 a part of Manchester. The resulting areas were named after the wife of Sir Thomas Modyford, the first English Governor of Jamaica. Events February 2 - Earthquake in Aquila, Italy February 4 - In Japan, the 47 samurai commit seppuku (ritual suicide) February 14 - Earthquake in Norcia, Italy April 21 - Company of Quenching of Fire (ie. ... Location Latitude 18°21N Longitude unknown Capital Town Savanna-la-mar County Cornwall Area 807 square km Rank Jamaicas eighth largest parish Population 141,000 in 2001 Commerce Tourism, Agriculture Manufacturing Westmoreland is the westernmost parish in Jamaica, located on the south side of the island. ... Year 1814 (MDCCCXIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... Location latitude 17°51N, longitude 77°38W Capital Town Mandeville Major towns Christiana, Mile Gully, Newport, Porus, Williamsfield. ... For other uses, see Governor (disambiguation). ...

There are also traces of Taínos/Arawaks existence in the parish, as well as Spanish settlements. After 1655, when the English settled on the island, they concentrated on planting sugar cane. Today, buildings with 'Spanish wall' (masonry of limestone sand and stone between wooden frames) can still be seen in some areas. Reconstruction of a Taíno village in Cuba The Taíno are pre-Columbian indigenous inhabitants of the Bahamas, Greater Antilles, and some of the Lesser Antilles. ... The term Arawak (from aru, the Lokono word for cassava flour), was used to designate the Amerindians encountered by the Spanish in the Caribbean. ... Events March 25 - Saturns largest moon, Titan, is discovered by Christian Huygens. ...

St Elizabeth became a prosperous parish and Black River an important seaport. In addition to shipping sugar and molasses, Black River became the centre of the logging trade. Large quantities of logwood were exported to Europe to make a Prussian-blue dye which was very popular in the 18th and 19th centuries. Logging is the process in which trees are cut down usually as part of a timber harvest. ...

Electric power was first introduced in Jamaica in a house called Waterloo in Black River in 1893. Year 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...

Geography

The parish is located latitude 18°15'N, and longitude 77°56'W; to the west of Manchester, the east of Westmoreland, and to the south of St. James and Trelawny. It covers an area of 1212.4 sq km, making it Jamaica's second largest parish, behind Saint Ann's 1212.6 sq km. The parish is divided in to four electoral districts (constituencies), that is North-East, North-West, South-East and South-West, three of which are dominated by the People's National Party and one by the Jamaica Labour Party since October 2002. Latitude,usually denoted symbolically by the Greek letter phi, , gives the location of a place on Earth north or south of the equator. ... Longitude is the east-west geographic coordinate measurement most commonly utilized in cartography and global navigation. ... A compass rose with west highlighted This article refers to the cardinal direction; for other uses see West (disambiguation). ... Location latitude 17°51N, longitude 77°38W Capital Town Mandeville Major towns Christiana, Mile Gully, Newport, Porus, Williamsfield. ... The Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST, internally called HT-7U) is a project being undertaken to construct an experimental superconducting tokamak magnetic fusion energy reactor in Hefei, the capital city of Anhui Province, in eastern China. ... Location Latitude 18°21N Longitude unknown Capital Town Savanna-la-mar County Cornwall Area 807 square km Rank Jamaicas eighth largest parish Population 141,000 in 2001 Commerce Tourism, Agriculture Manufacturing Westmoreland is the westernmost parish in Jamaica, located on the south side of the island. ... A compass rose with South highlighted South is most commonly a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. ... Location Latitude18°31N Longitude 77°59W Capital City Montego Bay Major towns Adelphi, Cambridge, Montpelier, Catadupa, Fairfield County Cornwall Area 595 square km Rank Jamaicas fourth smallest parish Population 178,000 in 2001 Commerce Tourism, Agriculture , Manufactoring St James is a parish, located on the north west... Location latitude 18°15N, longitude 77°46W Capital town Falmouth Major towns Clarks Town, Duncans, Wakefield, Wait-a-Bit, Albert Town County Cornwall Area 874 square km Rank Jamaicas fifth largest parish Population 74,000 in 2001 Commerce Agriculture, Manufactoring Trelawny (capital Falmouth) is a parish located... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Location latitude 18°12N, longitude 77°28W Capital Town Saint Anns Bay Major towns Ocho Rios, Browns Town, Runaway Bay, Claremont County Middlesex Area 1,212. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... For other uses, see Peoples National Party (disambiguation). ... The Jamaica Labour Party is a conservative political party in Jamaica. ... October 2002 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December // Events October 31, 2002 The Russian Health Minister Yuri Shevchenko has now stated that the incapacitating agent used in the storming of the Moscow theatre siege was a fentanyl derivative. ...

Lovers' Leap, Saint Elizabeth

The northern and northeastern parts of the parish are mountainous. There are three mountain ranges —the Nassau Mountains to the north-east, the Lacovia Mountains to the west of the Nassau Mountains, and the Santa Cruz Mountains which, running south, divide the wide plain to end in a precipitous drop of 1600 feet at Lovers' Leap. The central and southern sections form an extensive plain divided by the Santa Cruz Mountains. A large part of the lowlands is covered by morass, but it still provides grazing land for horses and mules. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (480x640, 151 KB) Source File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (480x640, 151 KB) Source File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Mount Cook, a mountain in New Zealand A mountain is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain in a limited area. ... In geography, a plain is a large area of land with relatively low relief. ... In physical geography, a lowland is any broad expanse of land with a general low level. ... Grazing To feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton. ... Binomial name Equus caballus Linnaeus, 1758 The horse (Equus caballus, sometimes seen as a subspecies of the Wild Horse, Equus ferus caballus) is a large odd-toed ungulate mammal, one of ten modern species of the genus Equus. ... A barren of mules. ...

The main river in the parish is Black River, and measuring 53.4 kilometres (33 miles), it is the longest river in Jamaica. It is navigable for about 40 kilometres (25 miles), and is supported by many tributaries including Y.S., Broad, Grass and Horse Savannah. The river has its source in the mountains of Manchester where it rises and flows west as the border between Manchester and Trelawny then goes underground. It reappears briefly in several surrounding towns, but reemerges near Balaclava and tumbles down gorges to the plain known as the Savannah, through the Great Morass and to the sea at Black River, the capital of the parish. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Location latitude 17°51N, longitude 77°38W Capital Town Mandeville Major towns Christiana, Mile Gully, Newport, Porus, Williamsfield. ... Location latitude 18°15N, longitude 77°46W Capital town Falmouth Major towns Clarks Town, Duncans, Wakefield, Wait-a-Bit, Albert Town County Cornwall Area 874 square km Rank Jamaicas fifth largest parish Population 74,000 in 2001 Commerce Agriculture, Manufactoring Trelawny (capital Falmouth) is a parish located...

There are many limestone formations in the parish, resulting in the formation of 44 caves. These include Mexico, the longest in the island; Yardley Chase Caves near the foot of Lovers' Leap; Wallingford Caves near Balaclava, famous for the fossil remains of large extinct rodents; and Peru Cave near Goshen which has stalactites and stalagmites. Mineral deposits include bauxite, antimony, white limestone, clay, peat and silica sand which is used to manufacture glass.-1... FOSSIL is a standard for allowing serial communication for telecommunications programs under DOS. FOSSIL is an acronym for Fido Opus Seadog Standard Interface Layer. ... Suborders Sciuromorpha Castorimorpha Myomorpha Anomaluromorpha Hystricomorpha Rodentia is an order of mammals also known as rodents. ... Water droplet coming out of the central canal of a stalactite A stalactite (Greek stalaktites, (Σταλακτίτης), from the word for drip and meaning that which drips) is a type of speleothem(secondary mineral) that hangs from the ceiling or wall of limestone caves. ... The Witchs Finger in the Carlsbad Caverns A stalagmite (from the Greek stalagma (Σταλαγμίτης), drop or drip) is a type of speleothem that rises from the floor of a limestone cave due to the dripping of mineralized solutions and the deposition of calcium carbonate. ... Bauxite with penny Bauxite with core of unweathered rock Bauxite is an aluminium ore. ... General Name, Symbol, Number antimony, Sb, 51 Chemical series metalloids Group, Period, Block 15, 5, p Appearance silvery lustrous grey Standard atomic weight 121. ... The Gay Head cliffs in Marthas Vineyard are made almost entirely of clay. ... Peat in Lewis, Scotland Peat is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation matter. ... The chemical compound silicon dioxide, also known as silica, is the oxide of silicon, chemical formula SiO2. ... Patterns in the sand Sand is a granular material made up of fine rock particles. ...

Demography

The parish had an estimated population of 148,000 in 2001, 4000 of which live in the capital town. The distinct feature of this parish is that numerous ethnic groups can be found there; St Elizabeth probably has the greatest racial mixture in Jamaica. When the Miskito Indians came from Central America to help track the Maroons in the 18th century they were given land grants in this parish. In the 19th century Irish, Portugese, Scots and Germans migrated to Saint Elizabeth, and this accounts for pockets of distinct racial mixtures in the parish notably in the southeast. Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about a city that serves as a center of government and politics. ... For other uses, see Central America (disambiguation). ... Body of Djuka Maroon child brought before a medicine man, Suriname 1955 A Maroon (from the word marronage or American/Spanish cimarrón: wild, savage, fugitive, runaway, lit. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... This article is about the country. ...

Economy

Mining

The parish has been a major producer of bauxite since the 1960s. Port Kaiser, near a town called Alligator Pond, has a leading deep-water pier for bauxite export. A huge $125 million alumina plant has been constructed at Nain. Bauxite with penny Bauxite with core of unweathered rock Bauxite is an aluminium ore. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... Working coast: The beaches are a hub of economic activity in Alligator Pond Alligator Pond is a fishing village on the southwestern coast of Jamaica. ... For the type of foundation, see Deep foundation. ... Aluminium oxide (or aluminum oxide) (Al2O3) is a chemical compound of aluminium and oxygen. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

Agriculture

Apart from bauxite mining, the parish also produces a large quantity of Jamaica's sugar; there are two sugar factories in the parish. Fishing is a major industry in the parish, as is tomato canning; a plant is at Bull Savannah. The parish also cultivates crops such as cassava, corn, peas, beans, pimento, ginger, tobacco, tomato,rice and coffee. As a result of the fertile soil that provide for grazing fields, pastoralism is possible. Livestock include goats, sheep, hogs, and cattle, horses. Magnification of grains of sugar, showing their monoclinic hemihedral crystalline structure. ... Fishing is the activity of hunting for fish by hooking, trapping, or gathering. ... Agriculture (encompasses farming, ranching, and the tending of orchards and vineyards) is the production of food, feed, fiber, fuel and other goods by the systematic raising of plants and animals. ... Binomial name Crantz The cassava, casava, yuca or manioc (Manihot esculenta) is a woody shrub of the Euphorbiaceae (spurge family) native to South America that is extensively cultivated as an annual crop in tropical and subtropical regions for its edible starchy tuberous root, a major source of carbohydrates. ... This article is about cereals in general. ... Binomial name Pisum sativum A pea (Pisum sativum) is the small, edible round green seed which grows in a pod on a leguminous vine, hence why it is called a legume. ... This article is on the plant. ... Pimento is sometimes a synonym for Allspice. ... Binomial name Zingiber officinale Roscoe Ginger is commonly used as a spice in cuisines throughout the world. ... Shredded tobacco leaf for pipe smoking Tobacco can also be pressed into plugs and sliced into flakes Tobacco is an agricultural product processed from the fresh leaves of plants in genus Nicotiana. ... Binomial name L. Synonyms Lycopersicon lycopersicum Lycopersicon esculentum Percentages are relative to US recommendations for adults. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... A cup of coffee. ... Pastoralism is a form of farming, such as agriculture and horticulture. ... Sheep are commonly bred as livestock. ... Species See Species and subspecies The goat is a mammal in the genus Capra, which consists of nine species: the Ibex, the West Caucasian Tur, the East Caucasian Tur, the Markhor, and the Wild Goat. ... Species See text. ... Hog is a domestic or feral adult swine. ... cow and ox, see Cow (disambiguation) and Ox (disambiguation). ... horse, see Horse (disambiguation). ...

Tourism

Since the 1990s, the parish has become a significant tourist destination, with most visitors going to the Treasure Beach area. The Appleton rum distillery, near Balaclava in the north of the parish, is also a tourist destination. Ecological tourism along the Black and YS rivers, and in the Great Morass has been developed in recent years. For the band, see 1990s (band). ... Tourists on Oahu, Hawaii Tourism is travel for predominantly recreational or leisure purposes or the provision of services to support this leisure travel. ... Treasure Beach is public beach in a small village of the same name on the South coast of Jamaica in the parish of St Elizabeth. ... Appleton Estate is a sugar estate and distillery originating from Jamaica. ... This article is about the beverage. ... Distillation is a means of separating liquids through differences in their boiling points. ... Compass rose with north highlighted and at top Look up North in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Ecology is the branch of science that studies the distribution and abundance of living organisms, and the interactions between organisms and their environment. ...

Education

The parish prides itself in the promotion of education and this is aided by several critical primary, secondary and tertiary institutions in the parish:

• The prestigious St. Elizabeth Technical High School in Santa Cruz
• Long time rivals to St. Elizabeth Technical High School- Munro College and Hampton School, located in the hills of Malvern
• Black River High
• Maggotty High
• Lacovia High
• Bethlehem Moravian College, one of the parish's leading tertiary institutions.

St. ... Santa Cruz is a town in Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica, on the A2 road connecting Black River to Mandeville. ... Malvern is a village in the Santa Cruz Mountains in Jamaicas St. ...

Places

Beaches

• Font Hill Beach
• Galleon, Crane
• Fullerswood
• Parottee
• Fort Charles
• Calabash Bay
• Great Bay
• Treasure Beach
• Blue Fields Beach

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Towns and Villages

• Accompong, a Maroon village, located in the Cockpit Country in the north of the parish
• Cotterwood
• Lacovia, on the Black River

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Caves

St. Elizabeth has approximately 44 caves: Lechuguilla Cave, New Mexico A cave is a natural underground void large enough for a human to enter. ...

• Mexico
• Peru Cave
• Yhardly Chase Caves
• Wallingford Caves

Other Places of Interest

• Lover's Leap is a cliff plunging several hundred metres into the sea.
• Y.S. Falls is a famous falls in Jamaica, similar to Dunn's River Falls in Ocho Rios, St. Ann.
• Bamboo Avenue - was developed in the 17th century when local landowners planted bamboo on both sides of the road to provide shade during their travels.

View of the private beach at Dunns River Falls - February 2006 Dunns River Falls is a famous waterfall near Ocho Rios, Jamaica and a major caribbean tourist attraction. ... View of Ocho Rios, taken from Shaw Park Gardens - 2006 Ocho Rios is a town on the northern coast of Jamaica, located in the parish of Saint Ann. ... Saint Ann, Jamaica (2001 population 168,726), is a parish located in the northern part of Jamaica and is north west of Kingston. ...

See also

• History of Jamaica

Jamaica, one of the largest Caribbean islands, was inhabited by Taíno natives. ...

References

• Parish Information
• Statitical Institute of Jamaica
• Political Geography of Jamaica

External links

• Parishes of Jamaica
• Stats

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Parishes of Jamaica

Clarendon • Hanover • Kingston • Manchester • Portland • Saint Andrew • Saint Ann • Saint Catherine • Saint Elizabeth • Saint James • Saint Mary • Saint Thomas • Trelawny • Westmoreland Jamaica is divided into fourteen parishes (capitals in parentheses)- Clarendon Parish (May Pen) Hanover Parish (Lucea) Kingston Parish (Kingston) Manchester Parish (Mandeville) Portland Parish (Port Antonio) Saint Andrew Parish (Half Way Tree) Saint Ann Parish (Saint Anns Bay) Saint Catherine Parish (Spanish Town) Saint Elizabeth Parish (Black River) Saint... Image File history File links Flag_of_Jamaica. ... Clarendon (capital May Pen) is a parish in Jamaica. ... Location latitude 18°25N, longitude 78°08W Capital City Lucea County Cornwall Area 430 sq km Rank Jamaicas second smallest parish Population 68,000 in 2001 Commerce Tourism, Agriculture, Manufactoring Hanover, (capital Lucea), is a parish, located on the north western tip of the island of Jamaica. ... Kingston is a parish of Jamaica. ... Location latitude 17°51N, longitude 77°38W Capital Town Mandeville Major towns Christiana, Mile Gully, Newport, Porus, Williamsfield. ... Location latitude 18°10 N longitude 75°27W Capital Town Port Antonio Major towns Buff Bay, County Surrey Area 814 square km Rank Jamaicas seventh largest parish Population 81,000 in 2001 Commerce Tourism, Agriculture Portland, with its capital town Port Antonio, is a parish located on Jamaica... Saint Andrew (capital Half Way Tree) is a parish, situated in the south east of Jamaica in the county of Surrey. ... Location latitude 18°12N, longitude 77°28W Capital Town Saint Anns Bay Major towns Ocho Rios, Browns Town, Runaway Bay, Claremont County Middlesex Area 1,212. ... Location latitude 18°15N, longitude 77°12W Capital town Spanish Town Other towns Portmore, Old Harbour, Ewarton, Linstead County Middlesex Area 1,192 square km Rank Jamaicas fourth largest parish Population 500,000 in 2001 Commerce Tourism, Agriculture, Manufacturing St Catherine (capital Spanish Town) is a parish... Location Latitude18°31N Longitude 77°59W Capital City Montego Bay Major towns Adelphi, Cambridge, Montpelier, Catadupa, Fairfield County Cornwall Area 595 square km Rank Jamaicas fourth smallest parish Population 178,000 in 2001 Commerce Tourism, Agriculture , Manufactoring St James is a parish, located on the north west... Saint Mary, Jamaica, is a parish located in the north, north eastern part of Jamaica. ... Location latitude 18°05N, longitude 76°40W Capital City Morant Bay Major towns Port Morant, Yallahs, Bath, Seaforth, Golden Grove, County Surrey Area 742. ... Location latitude 18°15N, longitude 77°46W Capital town Falmouth Major towns Clarks Town, Duncans, Wakefield, Wait-a-Bit, Albert Town County Cornwall Area 874 square km Rank Jamaicas fifth largest parish Population 74,000 in 2001 Commerce Agriculture, Manufactoring Trelawny (capital Falmouth) is a parish located... Location Latitude 18°21N Longitude unknown Capital Town Savanna-la-mar County Cornwall Area 807 square km Rank Jamaicas eighth largest parish Population 141,000 in 2001 Commerce Tourism, Agriculture Manufacturing Westmoreland is the westernmost parish in Jamaica, located on the south side of the island. ...