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Place Name
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Saint Andrew
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Place Status (Type)
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parish
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Capital is
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Half Way Tree
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Population
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510,467 (1991)
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Location
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Saint Andrew, Jamaica, Caribbean
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Latitude
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18°01'N
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Longitude
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76°54'W
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Saint Andrew
, parish (1991 pop. 510,467), Surrey co., E
Jamaica;  Half Way Tree; 18°00'N-18°01'N
76°54'W-76°39'W. Lies just N of Kingston, bounded on W by St.
Catherine, N by St. Mary, NE by Portland along the Blue Mts. Range, and
E by St. Thomas. Mangoes, cacao, peas, beans, sugarcane,
coffee; cattle; dairy goods. Cigar and cigarette mfg. at Half
Way Tree. Key interest areas are the Agr. School, Hope and Castleton
botanical gardens, the Univ. of the West Indies, Col. of Arts, Science
and Technology, with Mona reservoir adjoining S. The Governor
General's Residence at King House and the Prime Minister's Residence,
modern commercial New Kingston Complex, Bob Marley's Mus., and the
Natl. Sports Stadium.
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