Kingston, Jamaica
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Kingston babban birni ne kuma birni mafi girma na kasar Jamaica, yana kan gabar kudu maso gabashin tsibirin kasar. Yana fuskantar tashar jiragen ruwa wanda Palisadoes ke kare shi, dogon sand spit wanda ya haɗu da garin Port Royal da filin jirgin sama na Norman Manley zuwa sauran tsibirai. A cikin Amurka, Kingston shine birni mafi girma da ake magana da yaren Ingilishi a cikin Caribbean.[1]
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Kingston (en) | |||||
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Kirari | «A city which hath foundations» | ||||
Suna saboda | Kingston upon Thames (en) | ||||
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Commonwealth realm (en) | Jamaika | ||||
County (en) | Surrey County (en) | ||||
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Faɗi | 580,000 (2009) | ||||
• Yawan mutane | 1,208.33 mazaunan/km² | ||||
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Yawan fili | 480,000,000 m² | ||||
Wuri a ina ko kusa da wace teku | Caribbean Sea (en) | ||||
Altitude (en) | 9 m | ||||
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Bayanan tarihi | |||||
Ƙirƙira | 1692 | ||||
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Kasancewa a yanki na lokaci |
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Yanar gizo | ksac.gov.jm |
Ƙungiyoyin ƙananan hukumomin Kingston da Saint Andrew sun haɗu da Dokar Kingston da St. Andrew Corporation na 1923, don kafa Kingston da St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC). Greater Kingston, ko "Yankin Kamfanoni" yana nufin waɗancan yankunan ƙarƙashin KSAC; duk da haka, ba wai kawai yana nufin Kingston Parish ba, wanda kawai ya ƙunshi tsohon cikin gari da Port Royal.[2] Kingston Parish yana da yawan jama'a 89,057, kuma St. Andrew Parish yana da yawan jama'a 573,369 a shekara ta 2011,[3] Kingston Saint Andrew kawai yana da iyaka da gabas, yamma da arewa. Iyakar yanki don Ikklesiya ta Kingston ta ƙunshi al'ummomin masu zuwa: Tivoli Gardens, Denham Town, Rae Town, Gidajen Kingston, National Heroes Park, Bournemouth Gardens, Gardens Norman, Rennock Lodge, Springfield da Port Royal, tare da sassan Rollington Town, Franklyn Town, da Allman Town.[4][5]
Garin na da iyaka da nisan Miles shida zuwa yamma, Dutsen Stony zuwa arewa, Papine zuwa arewa maso gabas, da Harbour View zuwa gabas, waɗanda al'ummomi ne a cikin birane da kewayen Saint Andrew. Al'ummomin karkara na St. Andrew kamar Gordon Town, Bankin Mavis, Lawrence Tavern, Mt. Airy, da Bull Bay ba za a bayyana su a cikin birnin Kingston ba.[6]
Gundumomi biyu sun ƙunshi tsakiyar yankin Kingston: Downtown mai tarihi da New Kingston. Dukansu Filin Jirgin Sama na Norman Manley ne ke ba da su sannan kuma ta ƙarami kuma da farko Tinson Pen Aerodrome.[7]