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18°14′N 77°58′W / 18.233°N 77.967°W / 18.233; -77.967

Darliston is located in JamaicaDarlistonDarlistonclass=notpageimage| 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). Principal economic activities include the production of breadfruit and livestock.

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

  1. "World Gazetteer: Darliston - profile of geographical entity including…". Archived from the original on 10 February 2013.
  2. "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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