Map of Jamaica

Jamaica

Jamaica is located in Caribbean. Below you can see where Jamaica sits on the map, its national outline, and an interactive map you can pan and zoom, centered on the capital, Kingston.

Where Jamaica is located

Outline of Jamaica

Political map of Jamaica and neighboring countries — Political map: Jamaica and its neighbors

Reference map of Jamaica (CIA World Factbook)By CIA · Public domain · Source (Wikimedia Commons)

Relief map of Jamaica — physical geographyBy Carport · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source (Wikimedia Commons)

Location map of JamaicaBy NordNordWest · CC BY-SA 3.0 de · Source (Wikimedia Commons)

Jamaica on the globeBy Connormah · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source (Wikimedia Commons)

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Administrative divisions of Jamaica

Jamaica is divided into 14 parishes.

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Clarendon
Hanover
Kingston
Manchester
Portland
Saint Andrew
Saint Ann
Saint Catherine
Saint Elizabeth
Saint James
Saint Mary
Saint Thomas
Trelawny
Westmoreland

Administrative boundaries and names from Natural Earth (public domain); they may lag recent reorganizations.

Where is Jamaica?

Jamaica lies in Caribbean. Its geographic centre is at about 18.11° N, 77.30° W, and the capital, Kingston, is at 17.97° N, 76.79° W.

With 10,991 km², it is the 27th-largest of the 35 countries in the Americas — about 186 times the size of Manhattan (59 km²).

Jamaica lies entirely in the Northern Hemisphere.

As an island nation, Jamaica has no land borders. See all island countries.

Geography of Jamaica

Continent: Americas
Region: Caribbean
Area: 10,991 km²
Geographic centre: 18.11° N, 77.30° W
Capital (Kingston): 17.97° N, 76.79° W
Size rank in the Americas: 27 of 35
Highest point: Blue Mountain Peak (2,256 m)
Land borders: None (island / coastal)