Parishes
Administratively, Jamaica is divided into fourteen parishes. They are grouped to three historic counties, which have no administrative relevance: Surrey, in the east; Middlesex, in the centre; and Cornwall in the west.
The counties (traditional capitals shown in brackets) and their parishes as follows:
Cornwall County (Montego Bay)
- Hanover
- Saint Elizabeth
- Saint James
- Trelawny
- Westmoreland
Middlesex County (Spanish Town)
- Clarendon
- Manchester
- Saint Ann
- Saint Catherine
- Saint Mary
Surrey County (Kingston)
- Kingston
- Portland
- Saint Andrew
- Saint Thomas