10 interesting facts about Kingston, Jamaica

1. Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island.
2. Kingston was founded on 22 July 1692, as a place for refugees and survivors of the 1692 earthquake that destroyed Port Royal.
3. In 1907, 800 people died in another earthquake known as the 1907 Kingston earthquake, destroying nearly all the historical buildings south of Parade in the city.
4. In the Americas, Kingston is the largest predominantly English-speaking city south of the United States.
5. Kingston Parish had a population of 96,052, and St. Andrew parish had a population of 555,828 in 2001.
6. In 1966 Kingston was the host city to the Commonwealth Games.
7. Despite the fact that the majority of the population is of African descent, Kingston is also the home to other ethic groups, mostly East Indians and Chinese.
8. There are a wide variety of Christian churches in the city. Most are Protestant, a legacy of British colonization of the island.
9. Kingston is surrounded by the Blue Mountains, Red Hills, Long Mountain and the Kingston Harbour.
10. Kingston has a tropical climate, specifically a tropical wet-and-dry climate, characterized by a wet season from May to November, which coincides with the hurricane season, and a dry season from December to April.