Spanish Town

Spanish Town
Town
St. Jago de la Vega Cathedral
St. Jago de la Vega Cathedral
Nickname: 
Spain
Spanish Town is located in Jamaica
Spanish Town
Spanish Town
Coordinates: 17°59′45″N 76°57′18″W / 17.9958766°N 76.9551086°W / 17.9958766; -76.9551086
Country Jamaica
CountyMiddlesex
ParishSaint Catherine
Founded as Villa de la Vega1534
Government
 • MayorNorman Scott
Population
 • Estimate 
(2021)
145,018[1]
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
Area code876
WebsiteOfficial Website (2016)

Spanish Town is the capital and the largest town in the parish of St. Catherine in the historic county of Middlesex, Jamaica. It was the Spanish and British capital of Jamaica from 1534 until 1872. The town is home to numerous memorials, the national archives, and one of the oldest Anglican churches outside England (the others are in Virginia, Maryland, and Bermuda).

  1. ^ "Jamaica Population 2021 (Demographics, Maps, Graphs)".
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