Darliston
18°14′N 77°58′W / 18.233°N 77.967°W
Darliston
Location of Darliston in Jamaica
Darliston is a settlement in Jamaica.
Darliston is a town in Westmoreland Parish in western Jamaica. It is located 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) east-northeast of Savanna-la-Mar. In 1991 the population was 1,435 (2007 estimate 1595).[1] Principal economic activities include the production of breadfruit and livestock.[2]
In 2005 the Government of Jamaica opened a transport centre in Darliston costing $6.6m, funded by the national Urban/Rural Renewal Programme and the Westmoreland Parish Council.
Darliston was the birthplace of S U Hastings, the first Jamaican to be consecrated as a bishop of the Moravian Church.
References
[edit]- ^ "World Gazetteer: Darliston - profile of geographical entity including…". Archived from the original on 10 February 2013.
- ^ "Darliston". The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. Bartleby.com. 2000. Archived from the original on 3 July 2003. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
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