Porus, Jamaica

Porus
Community
An alley in Porus, Jamaica
An alley in Porus, Jamaica
Porus is located in Jamaica
Porus
Porus
Coordinates: 18°01′56″N 77°24′46″W / 18.0321582°N 77.412715°W / 18.0321582; -77.412715
CountryJamaica
ParishManchester
Founded1840
Founded byJames Phillippo
Elevation
143 m (469 ft)
Population
 • Estimate 
(2009)
6,003
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)

Porous is a village in Manchester, Jamaica that overlooks a plain to the south, with hills behind it to the north.[2] A tributary of the Rio Minho runs parallel to the main road, helping to keep the atmosphere cool.[2]

  1. ^ "World Gazetteer, Jamaica: Largest cities and towns with statistics of their population". Archived from the original on 9 February 2013.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference SoP was invoked but never defined (see the help page).