Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the

island. It faces a natural harbourprotected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which
connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley International Airportto the rest of
the island. In the Americas, Kingston is the largest predominantly English-speaking city south
of the United States.
The local government bodies of the parishes of Kingston and St. Andrew were amalgamated
by the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation Act of 1923, to form the Kingston and St.
Andrew Corporation (KSAC). Greater Kingston, or the "Corporate Area" refers to those
areas under the KSAC; however, it does not solely refer to Kingston Parish, which only
consists of the old downtown and Port Royal. Kingston Parish had a population of 96,052,
and St. Andrew parish had a population of 555,828 in 2001.
[2]
Kingston is only bordered by
Saint Andrew to the east, west and north. The geographical border for the parish of Kingston
encompasses the following communities, Tivoli Gardens, Denham Town, downtown
Kingston, National Heroes Park, Kingston Gardens, Rae Town, Bournemouth Gardens,
Norman Gardens, Springfield, Rennock Lodge, Port Royal along with portions of Allman
Town, Franklyn Town and Rollington Town.
[3][4]

The city proper is bounded by six miles (9.7 km) to the west, Stony Hill to the north, Papine
to the northeast and Harbour View to the east, communities in urban and suburban Saint
Andrew. Communities in rural St. Andrew such as Gordon Town, Mavis Bank, Lawrence
Tavern, Mt. Airy and Bull Bay would not be described as being in Kingston city.
Two parts make up the central area of Kingston: the historic Downtown, and New Kingston.
Both are served by Norman Manley International Airport and also by the smaller and
primarily domestic Tinson Pen Aerodrome.