Saint Thomas Parish
Saint Thomas, once known as Saint Thomas in the East, is a suburban parish situated at the south eastern end of Jamaica, within the county of Surrey. It is the birthplace of Paul Bogle, designated in 1969 as one of Jamaica's seven National Heroes. Morant Bay, its chief town and capital, is the site of the Morant Bay Rebellion in 1865, of which Bogle was a leader.Localities in the Area
Morant Bay
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Morant Bay is a town in southeastern Jamaica and the capital of the parish of St. Thomas, located about 25 miles east of Kingston, the capital.
Saint Thomas Parish
- Type: parish of Jamaica with 93,300 residents
- Description: parish of Jamaica
- Location: Jamaica, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
17.9° or 17° 54' northLongitude
-76.4333° or 76° 26' westPopulation
93,300Elevation
31 metres (102 feet)United Nations Location Code
JM STHOpen Location Code
7795WH28+2MGeoNames ID
3488688Wikidata ID
Q1422332Saint Thomas Parish Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Arabic: أبرشية سانت توماس
- Basque: Saint Thomas
- Bengali: সেন্ট থমাস পারিশ
- Bulgarian: Сейнт Томас
- Catalan: Saint Thomas
- Cebuano: Parish of Saint Thomas
- Chinese: 圣托马斯区
- Chinese: 聖托馬斯區
- Danish: Saint Thomas Parish
- Dutch: Saint Thomas
- English: Saint Thomas-in-the-East
- English: Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica
- English: Saint Thomas in the East Parish, Jamaica
- English: St. Thomas Parish, Jamaica
- English: St. Thomas in the East Parish
- English: St Thomas, Jamaica
- English: St Thomas Parish, Jamaica
- Finnish: Saint Thomasin kunta
- French: Paroisse de Saint-Thomas
- French: Paroisse de Saint Thomas
- French: Saint-Thomas
- German: JM-03
- German: Saint Thomas Parish
- Greek: Άγιος Θωμάς
- Greek: Σαιντ Τόμας
- Gujarati: સેંટ થોમસ પૅરિશ
- Hebrew: סנט תומאס
- Hindi: सेंट थॉमस पैरिश
- Indonesian: Paroki Saint Thomas
- Italian: parrocchia di Saint Thomas
- Jamaican Creole English: Sin Tamas Parish, Jumieka
- Jamaican Creole English: Sin Tamas Parish
- Japanese: セント・トーマス教区
- Kannada: ಸೇಂಟ್ ಥಾಮಸ್ ಪ್ಯಾರಿಷ್
- Korean: 세인트토머스구
- Latvian: Sentomasa pagasts
- Lithuanian: Švento Tomaso parapija, Jamaika
- Lithuanian: Švento Tomaso parapija
- Malay: Saint Thomas Parish
- Marathi: सेंट थॉमस परश
- Northern Frisian: Saint Thomas (Sarkspal uun Jamaika)
- Northern Frisian: Saint Thomas
- Norwegian: Saint Thomas Parish
- Norwegian Bokmål: Saint Thomas Parish
- Norwegian Nynorsk: Saint Thomas Parish
- Norwegian Nynorsk: Saint Thomas Parish på Jamaica
- Persian: پریش سنت توماس (جامائیکا)
- Persian: پریش سنت توماس
- Polish: Saint Thomas
- Portuguese: Paróquia de Saint Thomas
- Portuguese: Paróquia de Saint Thomas, Jamaica
- Portuguese: Paróquia de St. Thomas
- Portuguese: Paróquia de St. Thomas, Jamaica
- Portuguese: Saint Thomas
- Portuguese: St. Thomas
- Russian: Сейнт Томас
- Russian: Сент-Томас
- Sinhala: ශාන්ත තෝමස් ප්රාන්තය
- Spanish: Parroquia de Saint Thomas
- Swedish: Parish of Saint Thomas
- Tamil: செயின்ட் தாமஸ் பாரிஸ்
- Telugu: సెయింట్ థామస్ పారిష్
- Thai: เซนต์โทมัส
- Turkish: Saint Thomas Parish
- Ukrainian: Парафія Сент-Томас
- Urdu: سینٹ تھامس پیرش، جمیکا
- Vietnamese: Giáo xứ Saint Thomas
- Parrocchia di Saint Thomas
Other Places Named Saint Thomas Parish
Localities in the Area
- Morant EstateLocality
- Summit GardensLocality
- Red HillLocality
- Church CornerNeighbourhood
- Lower YorkLocality
Landmarks in the Area
- Red Hills CemeteryCemetery
- Belvedere PointCape
- Morant RiverStream
- Morant BayBay, 4 km southeast
- Citron Valley CemeteryCemetery, 4½ km north
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