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The
distinct feature of this parish is that
it is made up of many ethnic groups of people.
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Elizabeth is located on Jamaica's south
west. It is to the west of Manchester, to
the east of Westmoreland and to the south
of St. James and Trelawny. It has an area
of 1,212.4 sq. km with a population of approximately
144,000.
On the quiet side of Jamaica, St. Elizabeth
boasts an incredibly diverse terrain. There
are deserted beaches all along the southern
coastline with picturesque fishing villages
and small sandy coves hidden among the rocks.
The Black River, Jamaica's longest river,
is flushed through the Great Morass, a swampy
marshland that is the largest wetland habitat
in the Caribbean. Misty mountaintops of
the Santa Cruz Range fall away sharply to
the semi-arid savanna known as the Pedro
Plain. To the north is the southern border
of the Cockpit Country, an area of Karst
topography where 17th Century runaway slaves
found refuge and today remains unexplored
and uncharted. St. Elizabeth has long been
ignored as a tourist destination and the
small farming and fishing communities still
retain the flavor of 'old-time' Jamaica,
making it a prime destination for the truly
adventurous.
The distinct feature of this parish is that
it is made up of many ethnic groups of people.
The parish of St. Elizabeth can lay claim
to Maroon, Dutch, Spanish, Indian, Mulatto
and white inhabitants dating back from as
early as the 17th century.
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