Saint Ann is Jamaica's largest parish. The city is located on the island's north coast, in the Middlesex region, roughly between the eastern and western ends of the island. This is often called "The Parish Garden of Jamaica" because of the beauty of its natural flower. The capital is Saint Ann's Bay. Saint Ann consists of New Seville, the first Spanish settlement in Jamaica.
Saint Ann is the birthplace of reggae singer Floyd Lloyd, Burning Spear, Busy Signal, Bryan Art, Romain Virgo, Chezidek, Shabba Ranks, Justin Hinds, Perfect (musicians) and Bob Marley. Marcus Mosiah Garvey, one of the seven National Heroes of Jamaica, was also born there.
Video Saint Ann Parish
Histori
St. Ann is one of the oldest populated areas on the island of Jamaica tracing back to 600-650 A.D. It is believed to be the earliest Taino/Arawak settlement in Jamaica. When Christopher Columbus first came to Jamaica in 1494, he landed on the banks of St. Louis. Ann in Discovery Bay, Jamaica. He returned to Jamaica on his fourth voyage and was finally stranded for a year at St. Ann's Bay (June 1503 - June 1504), which he calls Santa Gloria. The first Spanish settlement in Jamaica is also in Sevilla la Nueva, now called Sevilla, just west of St. Bay. Ann. Founded by Juan de Esquivel, Jamaica's first Jamaican Governor, St. Ann's Bay became the third capital founded by Spain in America. The first sugar factory was founded by the Spaniards at Sevilla la Nueva before 1526.
After 1655, when the British captured Jamaica, St. Ann's Bay is gradually developed as a fishing port with lots of warehouses and docks. Parish St. Ann was later named after Lady Anne Hyde, first wife of King James II of England. Ocho Rios began to develop as a modern city and favorite tourist destination in Jamaica. The development began when Reynolds Jamaica Mines built an inner dock, west of the city to deliver bauxite ore from the mine.
In 1960 the Development Council of St. Ann embarked on the systematic development of Ocho Rios creating a modern city.
Maps Saint Ann Parish
Geography
This parish is located at latitude 18  ° 12'N, longitude 77  ° 28'W. It borders Clarendon and Saint Catherine to the south, Saint Mary to the east, and Trelawny to the west. Like all but one parish, the beach is washed by the Caribbean Sea. St. Ann covers an area of ​​1,212.6 km², making it the largest parish, before Saint Elizabeth 1,212.4 km². The population is estimated at 173,232 in 2012. Ann's Bay, other important cities located in St. Ann is Discovery Bay, Brown's Town, and Ocho Rios.
The highest altitude in the parish is in the Dry Harbor Mountains at an altitude of 762 meters above sea level. Because of its limestone formation, the parish is recorded for 59 caves and many of its exhaust holes. Lake Moneague, which varies in size, is one of several large intermittent lakes on the island. Boundary between St. Ann and St. Mary is formed by the White River, which flows as far as 27.4 kilometers. Other rivers like the Dunn River appear intermittently, up a few miles from the shore. The main river names are Negro, St. Ann, Great, Roaring, Cave and Pedro (see List of the Jamaican River).
Economy
Agriculture
Agricultural products mainly bananas, allspice/pimento, sugar, coconut, coffee, lime, corn, ginger, sweet potatoes, yam sensimilia, and annato. The soil is also suitable for oranges and, sisal is cultivated in the drier areas. Parishes are also recorded for the maintenance of livestock, horses and pigs (pigs). Recently, however, agriculture has declined because agricultural land is used for housing and other developments and cultivation areas have declined.
Tourism
The main economic activity in the parish is tourism. St. Ann is one of Jamaica's premier tourist destinations, given that Dunn's River Falls and many popular beaches, such as Puerto Seco Beach, are located there. There is a cruise ship dock (maritime) on the west coast of Ocho Rios Bay, and many hotels and resorts (including Sandal Resorts) are located in and around the city. It is also the birthplace/resting place for Bob Marley (February 6, 1945 - May 11, 1981).
Trading
Banks and supermarkets along with some restaurants are the rest of the economy. Farmers' markets where small farmers and food traders operate are also sources of employment for local people.
SMA
- High School Ferncourt
- York Castle High School
- St. Hilda High School
- Ocho Rios High School
- Marcus Garvey Technical College
- Brown City Senior High School
- Aabuthnott Gallimore High School
- St. Ann's Bay High School (private)
- College Prospects (semi-private military)
Corrections
The Bukit Mortgage Center, operated by the Department of Correctional Services, Jamaica, is located in Bamboo and has a capacity for 98 people.
The Armadale Children Destruction Center at Armadale is located in Alexandria, but on May 22, 2009 a fire engulfed the facility, killing five girls and wounding 13 others. Replacement facility is located in Diamond Crest Villa near Alligator Pond in Manchester Parish.
The parish also contains Saint Ann Bay Old Jail, probably the first jail in Jamaica.
Attractions
Natural
- Dunn's Falls River
- Grotto Green Cave
- Ocho Rios Marine Park
- Fern Gully
- Shaw Park Garden
- Coyaba River Park
- Puerto Seco Beach
- Chukka Cove Adventures
- White River Rafting
- Dolphin Cove
- Bob Marley Mausoleum
- Cranbrook Flower Forrest
- Seville's heritage park
- Mystic Mountain
Historic
- Seville Heritage Park
- Bob Marley Mausoleum, Nine Mile
- Columbus Park
- Statue of Marcus Garvey, St. Ann's Bay
- Edinburgh Castle (ruins)
- The Roaring River
See also
- Bob Marley
- Marcus Garvey
- Burning Spear
- Peter Cargill
- Floyd Lloyd
- Jamaican national team launching
- Bass Odyssey
- Romain Virgo
Note
References
External links
- Statistics
- The Jamaican Institute of Statistics
- JCO descends to Hutchinson Hole - Feb, 2004
- Jamaica Heritage Trust
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