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Table (iv) Population of Parish Capitals and Main Urban Centres: 2001 and 2011
Parish & Urban Centre
2011
2001
Percentage
Change
2001-2011
Total
Population
Percent of
Total
Parish
Total
Population
Percent of
Total
Parish
Jamaica
2,697,049
2,607,632
Total Parish Capitals
1,041,084
38.60
993,581
38.10
4.78
Total Other Urban Centres
411,439
15.25
380,929
14.61
7.89
Kingston & St. Andrew
661,862
651,880
Metropolitan Area
584,627
88.33
579,137
88.84
0.88
St. Thomas
93,902
91,.604
Morant Bay
11,052
11.76
10,782
11.77
2.50
Port Morant
2,905
3.09
3,007
3.28
-3.39
Bath
2,115
2.25
2,144
2.34
-1.35
Yallahs
10,849
11.55
9,888
10.79
9.71
Portland
81,730
80,205
Port Antonio
14,816
18.13
14,568
18.16
1.68
Buff Bay
4,678
5.72
4,210
5.25
10.01
St. Mary
113,595
111,466
Port Maria
7,463
6.57
7,439
6.67
0.32
Annotto Bay
6,017
5.30
5,423
4.87
10.95
Oracabessa
4,398
3.87
4,230
3.79
3.97
Highgate
6,375
5.61
6,051
5.43
5.08
Gayle/Lucky Hill
3,260
2.87
4,148
3.72
-27.24
St. Ann
172,284
166,762
St. Ann’s Bay
11,173
6.49
10,441
6.26
6.55
Brown’s Town
9,031
5.24
8,054
4.83
10.82
Ocho Rios
16,671
9.68
15,769
9.46
5.41
Claremont
1,773
1.03
1,970
1.18
-11.11
Discovery Bay
2,446
1.42
2,518
1.51
-2.94
Runaway Bay
8,640
5.01
5,840
3.50
32.41
Trelawny
75,161
73,066
Falmouth
8,686
11.56
8,188
11.21
5.73
Duncans
2,686
3.57
2,132
2.92
20.63
Clark's Town
3,003
4.00
3,953
5.41
-31.64
St. James
183,719
175,127
Montego Bay
110,115
59.94
96,477
55.09
12.39