Middlesex County
Middlesex County is a region of Jamaica.
Regions
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Map of Middlesex County (Jamaica)
Middlesex County consists of the following parishes:
- Clarendon
- Manchester
- Saint Ann
- Saint Catherine
- Saint Mary
Cities
[edit]- May Pen - Capital and largest town in the parish of Clarendon, and part of the Middlesex county.
- Mandeville - Largest town in Manchester Parish.
- Saint Ann's Bay - The capital and one of the main towns of the Saint Ann Parish, is a tourist destination in Jamaica.
- Port Maria - The capital of Saint Mary Parish. Port Maria is the home of all business in the Saint Mary Parish.
- Spanish Town - once the capital of Jamaica, and the main town of the Saint Catherine Parish.
- Ocho Rios - City in Saint Ann Parish, home to many resorts and is a popular popular tourist destination.
Other destinations
[edit]- Cabarita Island - just outside the parish of Saint Mary, in the Caribbean Sea.
- 1 Great Goat Island - a large island in Saint Catherine Parish, approximately one mile from the town of Hellshire.
- Little Goat Island - "the baby island to Great Goat Island"
- Wreck Reef - a small cay near Little Goat Island, Great Goat Island, among others
- Salt Island - near the town of Salt River, in the parish of Clarendon
- Dolphin Island - near the Salt Island
- Pigeon Island - near Dolphin Island
- Bare Bush Cay - near Holmes Bay, Clarendon Parish
Get in
[edit]Get around
[edit]By taxicab
[edit]- Everywhere you go in Jamaica, there are taxicabs. Jamaica goes by route taxies, which are very cheap.
By car
[edit]- When going hiking, camping or going on various trips, it is best to charter a veichle. In Jamaica, chartering is quite expensive, but also a good method of travelling for tourists.
See
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- Dunns River Falls, near Ocho Rios, Saint Ann Parish
- Dam in Spanish Town, Saint Catherine Parish
- Marsh near Dolphin Island, Clarendon Parish
- St Jago De La Vega Cathedral, Spanish Town
Do
[edit]- Hiking - The Blue Mountains (the largest mountain in Jamaica) are a great place to start, located in Portland Parish, and Saint Mary Parish