Saint James Parish, Jamaica

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Saint James
Parish
Saint James in Jamaica
Country	Jamaica
County	Cornwall
Capital	Montego Bay
Major towns	Adelphi, Cambridge, Montpelier, Catadupa, Fairfield, Somerton, Irwin, Granville, Dumfries, Bogue
Area
• Total	595 km2 (230 sq mi)
• Rank	11
Population  (2012)[1]
• Total	184,662
• Density	310/km2 (800/sq mi)

St. James is a suburban parish, located on the north-west end of the island of Jamaica in the county of Cornwall. Its capital is Montego Bay (derived from the Spanish word manteca (lard) because many wild hogs were found there, from which lard was made). Montego Bay was officially named the second city of Jamaica, behind Kingston, in 1981, although Montego Bay became a city in 1980 through an act of the Jamaican Parliament. The parish is the birthplace of the Right Excellent Samuel Sharpe (died 1833), one of Jamaica's seven National Heroes.