Parishes of Jamaica - Wikipedia Parishes of Jamaica Parishes of Jamaica Unitary state Location Jamaica Number 14 Parishes Populations 68,000 ( Hanover ) -- 541,000 ( Saint Andrew ) Areas 25 km ( 9.7 sq mi ) ( Kingston ) -- 1,213 km ( 468 sq mi ) ( Saint Ann ) Government Parish government, National government Subdivisions Cities, Towns, Villages Jamaica This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Jamaica Monarch Elizabeth II Governor - General ( list ) Patrick Allen Prime Minister Andrew Holness Cabinet Ministries and agencies Parliament Senate House of Representatives Leader of the Opposition Peter Phillips Recent elections General : 2007 2011 2016 Political parties Judiciary Administrative divisions Constituencies Foreign relations Diplomatic missions Other countries Atlas Administratively, Jamaica is divided into fourteen parishes. They are grouped into three historic counties, which have no administrative relevance. Every parish has a coast ; none is landlocked. The traditional county towns were Savanna - la - Mar for Cornwall County, Spanish Town for Middlesex County, and Kingston for Surrey County. Contents 1 List 2 Former Parishes 3 See also 4 References 5 External links List Parish Capital Area km2 Population Census 2011 Cornwall County Hanover Lucea 450.4 69,533 Saint Elizabeth Black River 1,212.4 150,205 Saint James Montego Bay 594.9 183,811 Trelawny Falmouth 874.6 75,164 5 Westmoreland Savanna - la - Mar 807.0 144,103 Middlesex County 6 Clarendon May Pen 1,196.3 245,103 7 Manchester Mandeville 830.1 189,797 8 Saint Ann Saint Ann 's Bay 1,212.6 172,362 9 Saint Catherine Spanish Town 1,192.4 516,218 10 Saint Mary Port Maria 610.5 113,615 Surrey County 11 Kingston Parish Kingston 21.8 89,057 12 Portland Port Antonio 814.0 81,744 13 Saint Andrew Half Way Tree 430.7 573,369 14 Saint Thomas Morant Bay 742.8 93,902 Total 10,991.0 2,697,983 The parishes of Kingston and Saint Andrew together form the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation. The parish of Kingston does not encompass all of the city of Kingston. Most of the city is in the parish of St. Andrew. Map of the parishes of Jamaica. Former parishes Parishes have been a feature of local administration in Jamaica since the island was captured by the English in 1655. The number has varied over time and some no longer exist having either been absorbed into or divided between neighbouring parishes. At the peak, 1841 -- 1865, there were 22 ( the current 14 plus those listed below ). The current set of parishes was established in 1866 with the elimination of the 8 listed below ( roughly by county ) : Surrey : Port Royal ( now divided between Kingston and Saint Andrew ) Saint George ( now divided between Saint Mary and Portland ) Saint David ( now part of Saint Thomas ) Middlesex : Metcalfe ( now part of Saint Mary ) Saint Dorothy ( now part of Saint Catherine ) Saint John ( now part of Saint Catherine ) Saint Thomas in the Vale ( now part of Saint Catherine ) -- note that the current Saint Thomas used to be named `` Saint Thomas in the East '' to differentiate between the two parishes at the time. Vere ( now part of Clarendon ) See also ISO 3166 - 2 : JM List of Caribbean First - level Subdivisions by Total Area Commonwealth Local Government Forum - Americas References Jump up ^ `` Population Usually Resident in Jamaica, by Parish : 2011 ''. Statistical Institute of Jamaica. Retrieved 11 November 2016. ^ Jump up to : Prestwidge, Bill. `` Jamaican Parish Reference ''. Archived from the original on 30 October 2009. Retrieved 24 October 2009. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Parishes of Jamaica. Jamaica Parishes, a concise description of the parishes in Jamaica. 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Question: which parish is the smallest parish in jamaica
Answer: Kingston Parish