Trelawny Parish

Coordinates: 18°23′N 77°38′W / 18.383°N 77.633°W / 18.383; -77.633
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Trelawny
Trilaani
Duncans, Wakefield, Albert Town
Area
 • Total874 km2 (337 sq mi)
 • Rank5
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total75,558
 • Density86/km2 (220/sq mi)
WebsiteParish Profile: Trelawny

Trelawny (Jamaican Patois: Trilaani or Chrilaani) is a parish in the county of Cornwall in northwest Jamaica. Its capital is Falmouth. It is bordered by the parishes of Saint Ann in the east, Saint James in the west, and Saint Elizabeth and Manchester in the south. Trelawny is known for producing several Olympic sprinters.

History

In 1770, the wealthy

Trelawny in the parish of Pelynt in Cornwall, England. The first capital
was Martha Brae, located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) inland from Rock Bay.

Trelawny is best known for its

newspapers
; The Falmouth Post and The Falmouth Gazette.

Trelawny was also home to the largest group of

Nova Scotia, Canada, and later to Sierra Leone
in Africa, in 1800.

In 2007, the opening ceremony for the ICC Cricket World Cup was held in Trelawny Parish.

Geography

Trelawny is located at latitude 18°15'N, longitude 77°46'W. It has an area of 874 km2, making it the fifth largest parish on the island. It has a population of 75,558 as of 2012.[1] Most of the parish is flat, with wide plains such as Queen of Spain's Valley, 230 metres (750 ft) above sea level, and Windsor, 180 metres (580 ft) above sea level. Most of southern Trelawny is around 230 metres (750 ft) above sea level. The highest point in the parish is Mount Ayr which is 910 metres (3,000 ft) above sea level.

The southern section of Trelawny is part of the

western hemisphere
.

Most of the parish has the typical limestone features of

Taino carvings on the walls. There are also several underground conduits, with the longest running for 24 kilometres (15 mi). The main rivers
are the Martha Brae, Rio Bueno, Cane and Quashie Rivers.

Commerce

Trelawny's sources of employment are based on

pimento, coffee, ginger, papaya and coconut. Though the fishing industry is declining, Trelawny still produces a large amount of fish
. There are ten beaches along the coast, with more than 30 boats each, as well as 27 fish ponds.

There are 25 factories in the parish. These produce sugar, rum, and apparel, among other things. Two of the eight remaining sugar factories in Jamaica are in Trelawny —Hampden Sugar Factory, and Trelawny Sugar, formerly Long Pond Sugar Factory.

Politics

Trelawny Parish has two MPs and two constituencies; Trelawny Northern and Trelawny Southern.

Notable citizens

Trelawny Parish is the birthplace of several

Sanya Richards, Ben Johnson and Warren Weir
.

The supercentenarian Violet Brown (1900–2017), who was at a time the oldest verified living person in the world, was born and resided in Trelawny. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, a Jamaican-American politician who served in the Maryland State Senate, was born in Trelawny.[2]

It is also the birthplace of 2008 USA Today High School Basketball Player of the Year

DJ Kamau Preston, dancehall artist Charly Black, basketballer Milo Channing, Rex Nettleford, University of Connecticut basketball player Kentan Facey, and star safety for the Green Bay Packers and Maurice Haughton, Atari Bigby
.

References

  1. ^ a b "Population by Parish". Statistical Institute of Jamaica. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, Maryland State Senator". msa.maryland.gov. Retrieved 4 October 2021.

External links

18°23′N 77°38′W / 18.383°N 77.633°W / 18.383; -77.633

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