Middlesex County (Jamaica)

Middlesex County is a region of Jamaica.

Regions

Middlesex County consists of the following parishes:

  • Clarendon
  • Manchester
  • Saint Ann
  • Saint Catherine
  • Saint Mary

Cities

  • 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

  • Cabarita Island - just outside the parish of Saint Mary, in the Caribbean Sea.
  • 🌍 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 around

By taxicab

  • Everywhere you go in Jamaica, there are taxicabs. Jamaica goes by route taxies, which are very cheap.

By car

  • 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

  • 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

  • Hiking - The Blue Mountains (the largest mountain in Jamaica) are a great place to start, located in Portland Parish, and Saint Mary Parish

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