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Kingston
Kingstoncity
Total population
660,000
Demographic figures from Statistical Institute of Jamaica. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Kingston is a major city in Kingston, Jamaica. With about 660,000 residents, it ranks among the larger urban centres in Jamaica. Located at 17.971°, -76.793°, Kingston occupies a tropical portion of the northern hemisphere. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 2,033 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 80% of daylight hours. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- StreamertailTrochilus polytmus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves2,959
- White-chinned ThrushTurdus aurantius Gmelin, 1789 · Aves2,784
- BananaquitCoereba flaveola (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves2,606
- Loggerhead KingbirdTyrannus caudifasciatus Orbigny, 1839 · Aves2,584
- American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves2,302
- Jamaican WoodpeckerMelanerpes radiolatus (Wagler, 1827) · Aves2,297
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves2,250
- Zenaida DoveZenaida aurita (Temminck, 1809) · Aves1,885
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.3 — 2026-05-139 km SW of Easington, Jamaica
- M 4.3 — 2026-04-176 km SW of Easington, Jamaica
- M 3.8 — 2026-03-013 km SE of Annotto Bay, Jamaica
- M 3.2 — 2026-01-283 km SW of Mavis Bank, Jamaica
- M 4.5 — 2024-08-167 km NNE of Stony Hill, Jamaica
- M 4.1 — 2024-05-025 km ENE of Buff Bay, Jamaica
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here







People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Kingston
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about Kingston








Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Open Library