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Spanish Town

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Spanish Town is the capital and largest town of the parish of Saint Catherine in Jamaica, and was the Spanish and then British capital of the island from 1534 until 1872. Founded as Villa de la Vega, it is home to the country's national archives and one of the oldest Anglican churches outside England, and had an estimated population of 145,018 in 2021.

Facts
Population
131,056 1
Founding Year
1534 2
Population Estimate Year
2001 1
Latitude
17.996111 degrees north 1
Longitude
76.954722 degrees west 1
Sources
1. Spanish Town (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 131,056 (2001)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 17.996111, longitude -76.954722
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 131056 (2001)
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2. Spanish Town (Wikipedia)
  • Wikipedia infobox 'Founded as Villa de la Vega' = '1534' on 'Spanish Town'
  • In Group: Cities of Caribbean (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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Wikidata: Spanish Town
Wikidata Q846939, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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