Administrative divisions of Jamaica
Jamaica is divided into 14 first-level administrative divisions:
Largest cities in Jamaica
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KingstonCapital | 937,700 |
| 2 | Spanish Town | 432,704 |
| 3 | May Pen | 135,142 |
| 4 | Montego Bay | 126,008 |
| 5 | Half Way Tree | 96,494 |
| 6 | Mandeville | 47,115 |
| 7 | Savanna-la-Mar | 30,000 |
| 8 | Port Antonio | 14,400 |
| 9 | Saint Ann's Bay | 13,671 |
| 10 | Port Morant | 11,536 |
Kingston is the largest urban area in Jamaica with about 937,700 people.
Terrain, rivers & lakes
Highest terrain in Jamaica: ≈ 2,248 m — read from the global elevation model, so summit heights are approximate. The physical map paints elevation bands from green lowlands to brown highlands.
No major named rivers or lakes are mapped for Jamaica at this map scale.
Ethnic groups in Jamaica
Black 92.1%, mixed 6.1%, East Indian 0.8%, other 0.4%, unspecified 0.7% (2011 est.)
Regionally, Black is the most common ethnic group across most of the 14 divisions.
Source: CIA World Factbook (2011 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys
Religions in Jamaica
Protestant 64.8% (includes Seventh Day Adventist 12.0%, Pentecostal 11.0%, Other Church of God 9.2%, New Testament Church of God 7.2%, Baptist 6.7%, Church of God in Jamaica 4.8%, Church of God of Prophecy 4.5%, Anglican 2.8%, United Church 2.1%, Methodist 1.6%, Revived 1.4%, Brethren 0.9%, and Moravian 0.7%), Roman Catholic 2.2%, Jehovah's Witness
Regionally, Protestant is the most common religious group across most of the 14 divisions.
Source: CIA World Factbook (2011 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys
Languages in Jamaica
English, Jamaican patois
Regionally, English is the most common language group across most of the 14 divisions.
Source: CIA World Factbook · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys
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Sources: boundaries, cities, rivers and lakes from Natural Earth (public domain, 1:10m); elevation from the AWS Open Data terrain tiles (SRTM/GMTED); ethnic, religious and language shares from the CIA World Factbook; regional dominance compiled by Glostats from national censuses and surveys. Page generated 2026-10-19. More about our data.