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May Pen
Clarendontown
May Pen
Demographic figures from Statistical Institute of Jamaica. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
May Pen is the capital and largest town in the parish of Clarendon in Middlesex County, Jamaica. It is located on the Rio Minho river, and is a major market centre for the parish. The population was 61,548 at the 2011 census increasing from 59,550 in 2001, including the surrounding suburbs of Sandy Bay, Mineral Heights, Hazard, Palmers Cross, Denbigh, Race Track, and Four Paths among others. The town has a mayor.
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Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves204
- Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves164
- Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves163
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves143
- Great EgretArdea alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves135
- Blue-winged TealSpatula discors (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves124
- Snowy EgretEgretta thula (Molina, 1782) · Aves123
- Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves118
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 — 2024-06-182 km S of Maggotty, Jamaica
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Clarendon
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about May Pen




Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image