Savanna-la-Mar
Savanna-la-Mar is the chief town and capital of Westmoreland Parish, Jamaica. A coastal town, it contains an 18th-century fort constructed for colonial defence against pirates in the Caribbean.
- Type: Town with 16,600 residents
- Description: town in Jamaica
- Also known as: “Sav”, “Sav-la-Mar”, and “Savannah la Mar”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Manning’s School.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Petersfield and Frome.
Petersfield
Village
Petersfield is a small town in Westmoreland Parish, Jamaica. Petersfield is situated 8 km northeast of Savanna-la-Mar.
Frome
Town
Frome is a small village centered on the sugar mill… Frome is situated 8 km north of Savanna-la-Mar.
Broughton
Village
Broughton is situated on the south western coast of Westmoreland, Jamaica. Broughton is situated 9 km west of Savanna-la-Mar.
Savanna-la-Mar
- Categories: city and locality
- Location: Savanna-la-mar Business Dist., Westmoreland, Jamaica, Caribbean, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
18.21937° or 18° 13′ 10″ north
Longitude
-78.13267° or 78° 7′ 58″ west
Population
16,600
Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)
UN/LOCODE
JM SLM
Open location code
77C36V98+PW
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Savanna-la-Mar” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “سفانا لامار”
- Asturian: “Savanna-la-Mar”
- Belarusian: “Савана-ла-Мар”
- Catalan: “Savanna-la-Mar”
- Cebuano: “Savanna-la-Mar”
- Chinese: “濱海薩凡納”
- Dutch: “Savanna-la-Mar”
- French: “Savanna-la-Mar”
- German: “Savanna-la-Mar”
- German: “Savanna-La-Mar”
- Greek: “Σαβάννα-λα-Μαρ”
- Hebrew: “סבנה לה מאר”
- Italian: “Savanna-la-Mar”
- Jamaican Creole English: “Savlamaar, Jumieka”
- Jamaican Creole English: “Savlamaar”
- Japanese: “サバナラマル”
- Northern Frisian: “Savanna-la-Mar”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Savanna-la-Mar”
- Polish: “Savanna-la-Mar”
- Russian: “Саванна-ла-Мар”
- Spanish: “Savanna-la-Mar”
- Swedish: “Savanna-la-Mar”
- Ukrainian: “Саванна-ла-Мар”
- Urdu: “سوانا-لا-مار”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Savanna-La-Mar and Dunbars Corner.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Westmoreland Parish Library and Jamaica Police Westmoreland.
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Worth a closer look: Kingston and Montego Bay.
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