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1675:Newport West
1670:New Kingston
1650:Mona Heights
1565:Harbour View
1515:Duhaney Park
1258:Haddersfield
1127:Spanish Town
1112:Seaford Town
1047:Port Antonio
937:Lluidas Vale
877:Green Island
862:Golden Grove
802:Croft's Hill
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1630:Meadowbrook
1590:Jack's Hill
1580:Hope Tavern
1560:Hannah Town
1510:Denham Town
1500:Cross Roads
1445:Allman Town
1383:Port Morant
1373:Paynes Town
1343:New Holland
1253:Duckenfield
1193:Airy Castle
1157:White House
1087:Runaway Bay
1082:Rocky Point
1062:Race Course
1037:Petersfield
1017:Old Harbour
972:Maroon Town
962:Manchioneal
927:Lionel Town
872:Grange Hill
867:Gordon Town
772:Cave Valley
732:Black River
727:Bethel Town
707:Annotto Bay
687:Albert Town
682:Above Rocks
661:Montego Bay
592:Aerial view
559:30 November
505:The Gleaner
310:D.K. Duncan
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1804:Three Mile
1799:Stony Hill
1789:South Side
1740:Queensbury
1730:Port Royal
1595:Jones Town
1545:Grants Pen
1470:Camperdown
1413:White Hall
1408:Sligoville
1393:Roxborough
1348:New Market
1338:Nanny Town
1333:Montpelier
1323:Mavis Bank
1263:Hagley Gap
1248:Cotterwood
1137:Stonehenge
1132:Southfield
1102:Santa Cruz
1077:Riversdale
1052:Port Maria
1042:Point Hill
1027:Oracabessa
997:Morant Bay
992:Moore Town
977:Mavis Bank
967:Mandeville
947:Lucky Hill
882:Guy's Hill
842:Frankfield
797:Coleyville
782:Christiana
737:Bluefields
692:Alexandria
335:References
221:ugli fruit
165:Population
109:18°23′31″N
18:Brownstown
1784:Six Miles
1750:Red Hills
1665:New Haven
1585:Hughenden
1570:Havendale
1540:Four Mile
1438:St Andrew
1418:Wood Hall
1363:Nine Mile
1358:Newcastle
1353:New Roads
1318:Long Wood
1218:Broughton
1203:Big Woods
1183:Accompong
1152:Wakefield
1097:Sandy Bay
1072:Rio Bueno
1012:Ocho Rios
907:Islington
827:Easington
812:Darliston
787:Claremont
777:Chapelton
762:Cambridge
712:Balaclava
207:Geography
179:Time zone
157:Elevation
112:77°22′1″W
22:Browntown
1900:Category
1760:Rockfort
1745:Rae Town
1695:Oaklands
1685:Norbrook
1625:Maxfield
1610:Liguanea
1455:Barbican
1434:Kingston
1368:Old Pera
1223:Bull Bay
1213:Boscobel
1176:Villages
1117:Seaforth
1067:Richmond
987:Moneague
952:Maggotty
922:Linstead
897:Hope Bay
892:Highgate
837:Falmouth
752:Buff Bay
742:Bog Walk
666:Portmore
656:Kingston
569:cite web
438:Archived
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1794:St Mary
1605:Kintyre
1450:Arcadia
1398:San San
1388:Revival
1273:Hopeton
1167:Yallahs
982:May Pen
957:Malvern
917:Lacovia
912:Kellits
832:Ewarton
822:Duncans
767:Cascade
702:Anchovy
234:History
215:in the
140:Jamaica
137:Country
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1705:Papine
1313:Kendal
1268:Hodges
1228:Carmel
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717:Bamboo
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146:Parish
1057:Porus
942:Lucea
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