Local time
Mon, 2:26 AM ESTAmerica/JamaicaCityCapital
Kingston
17.98° N, 76.77° W
- Population
- 937,700
- Natural Earth
- Population rank
- 1 of 5
- Rank by Natural Earth population among the 5 cities of Jamaica in Terratlasia that have a population figure. Terratlasia does not list every city of Jamaica, so this is not a national ranking.
- Time zone
- America/Jamaica
Traveler brief
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Practical bearings for Kingston, from the same records as the rest of this page.
No places in Kingston have been recorded yet. The map and the country page still carry its context.
Overview
Name
Blending the words "king's" and "town," Kingston was named after the English king at its founding in 1692, William III.
Source: CIA World Factbook · 2026-02-01 · text generated from this source, approved by a person