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Kingston

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Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit connecting the town of Port Royal and Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island. It was established on 22 July 1692, and had a parish population of 662,435 at the 2011 census. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
662,435 1
2011 census figure (parish), from Kingston's own Wikipedia infobox.
Area (sq km)
25 1
Founding Year
1692 1
22 July 1692 is the date Kingston's own Wikipedia infobox gives for its establishment.
Population Estimate Year
2011 1
Elevation (m)
9 1
Latitude
17.97139 degrees north 1
Longitude
76.79306 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Tropical 3
Time Zone
UTC-05:00 2
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Jamaica, Countries

Kingston is the capital of Jamaica.

Source Kingston, Jamaica (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Jamaica, Countries
Source Kingston, Jamaica (Wikipedia)
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Sources
1. Kingston, Jamaica (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, population
    Population (2011) Parish 662,435
  • Infobox, area
    Area Parish 25 km2 (9.7 sq mi)
  • Infobox, elevation
    Elevation 9 m (30 ft)
  • Infobox, coordinates
    17 58 17 N 76 47 35 W
  • Infobox: established_date
    22 July 1692
  • Introduction
    Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island.
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2. GeoNames: Kingston - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 3489854
    17.99702 -76.79358 P PPLC JM 17 937700 65 America/Jamaica
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 65 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 17.75, -76.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 17.75, -76.75
17.75 -76.75 Aw
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Wikidata: Kingston
Wikidata Q34692, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
Kingston (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Caribbean (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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