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1681:New Kingston
1661:Mona Heights
1576:Harbour View
1526:Duhaney Park
1269:Haddersfield
1138:Spanish Town
1123:Seaford Town
1058:Port Antonio
948:Lluidas Vale
888:Green Island
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1830:Trench Town
1641:Meadowbrook
1601:Jack's Hill
1591:Hope Tavern
1571:Hannah Town
1521:Denham Town
1511:Cross Roads
1456:Allman Town
1394:Port Morant
1384:Paynes Town
1354:New Holland
1264:Duckenfield
1204:Airy Castle
1168:White House
1098:Runaway Bay
1093:Rocky Point
1073:Race Course
1048:Petersfield
1028:Old Harbour
983:Maroon Town
973:Manchioneal
938:Lionel Town
883:Grange Hill
878:Gordon Town
783:Cave Valley
743:Black River
738:Bethel Town
718:Annotto Bay
698:Albert Town
693:Above Rocks
672:Montego Bay
603:Aerial view
570:30 November
516:The Gleaner
321:D.K. Duncan
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1815:Three Mile
1810:Stony Hill
1800:South Side
1751:Queensbury
1741:Port Royal
1606:Jones Town
1556:Grants Pen
1481:Camperdown
1424:White Hall
1419:Sligoville
1404:Roxborough
1359:New Market
1349:Nanny Town
1344:Montpelier
1334:Mavis Bank
1274:Hagley Gap
1259:Cotterwood
1148:Stonehenge
1143:Southfield
1113:Santa Cruz
1088:Riversdale
1063:Port Maria
1053:Point Hill
1038:Oracabessa
1008:Morant Bay
1003:Moore Town
988:Mavis Bank
978:Mandeville
958:Lucky Hill
893:Guy's Hill
853:Frankfield
808:Coleyville
793:Christiana
748:Bluefields
703:Alexandria
346:References
232:ugli fruit
176:Population
120:18°23′31″N
29:Brownstown
1795:Six Miles
1761:Red Hills
1676:New Haven
1596:Hughenden
1581:Havendale
1551:Four Mile
1449:St Andrew
1429:Wood Hall
1374:Nine Mile
1369:Newcastle
1364:New Roads
1329:Long Wood
1229:Broughton
1214:Big Woods
1194:Accompong
1163:Wakefield
1108:Sandy Bay
1083:Rio Bueno
1023:Ocho Rios
918:Islington
838:Easington
823:Darliston
798:Claremont
788:Chapelton
773:Cambridge
723:Balaclava
218:Geography
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168:Elevation
123:77°22′1″W
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1911:Category
1771:Rockfort
1756:Rae Town
1706:Oaklands
1696:Norbrook
1636:Maxfield
1621:Liguanea
1466:Barbican
1445:Kingston
1379:Old Pera
1234:Bull Bay
1224:Boscobel
1187:Villages
1128:Seaforth
1078:Richmond
998:Moneague
963:Maggotty
933:Linstead
908:Hope Bay
903:Highgate
848:Falmouth
763:Buff Bay
753:Bog Walk
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667:Kingston
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1805:St Mary
1616:Kintyre
1461:Arcadia
1409:San San
1399:Revival
1284:Hopeton
1178:Yallahs
993:May Pen
968:Malvern
928:Lacovia
923:Kellits
843:Ewarton
833:Duncans
778:Cascade
713:Anchovy
245:History
226:in the
151:Jamaica
148:Country
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1716:Papine
1324:Kendal
1279:Hodges
1239:Carmel
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1068:Porus
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