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Linstead

Saint Catherine Parish · Jamaica
City population
20,660
#9
in Jamaica
#4
in Saint Catherine Parish
#24,683
worldwide
KingstonLinstead
18.137, -77.032 · 30 km from Kingston
City population
20,660
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Jamaica
#9
of 12 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#24,683
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Jamaica
0.7%
of the national population

About Linstead

Linstead is a city in Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica with a population of 20,660. It is the 9th largest of the 12 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Jamaica, and the 24,683rd largest worldwide. It lies 30 km from Kingston.

Position in Jamaica
#9of 12
LargestSmallest
Position in Saint Catherine Parish
#4of 4
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Region
Saint Catherine Parish
Rank in region
#4of 4
Distance to capital
to Kingston
Elevation
119 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Jamaica
Coordinates
18.137, -77.032
Record updated
2017-03-14
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 12 in Jamaica

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

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