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May Pen

Clarendontown

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May Pen

Coordinates17.97°, -77.26°

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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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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
17.9746
Longitude
-77.2582
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
5,319
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Turkey Vulture
    Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    204
  • Northern Mockingbird
    Mimus polyglottos (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    164
  • Cattle Egret
    Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    163
  • Glossy Ibis
    Plegadis falcinellus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    143
  • Great Egret
    Ardea alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    135
  • Blue-winged Teal
    Spatula discors (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    124
  • Snowy Egret
    Egretta thula (Molina, 1782) · Aves
    123
  • Eurasian Moorhen
    Gallinula chloropus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    118

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
41
Largest magnitude
5.4
Largest event
2023-10-30

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

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Notable people from here

Nearby places in Clarendon

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.7
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,081

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
664
Avg daily Wikipedia views
22
Attention level
Obscure

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

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