Jamaica
Trelawny Parish
Rio Bueno

Rio Bueno

Rio Bueno is a small seaside village on the border between the parishes of and in northern , and owes its importance, history and livelihood to the Rio Bueno Harbour, which is the deepest harbour in Jamaica, and perhaps one of the reasons why Columbus dropped anchor there on his first visit to Jamaica.
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  • Type: Village
  • Description: settlement in Jamaica
  • Also known as: “Dumfries”, “Rio Bueno Harbor”, “Rio Bueno Harbour”, and “Rio Bueno, Jamaica”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Braco Airfield.

Aerodrome
is a coastal airstrip between Rio Bueno and Duncans in the of . The airstrip is 1 kilometre west of the Meliá Braco Village resort. is situated 3 km west of Rio Bueno.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Discovery Bay and Duncans.

Town
is a town in Saint Ann Parish on the northern coast of . The city is also known locally as Dry Harbour, and gives its name to the in St. is situated 7 km east of Rio Bueno.

Village
is a settlement in . is situated 8 km west of Rio Bueno.

Neighborhood
was a Free Village in Trelawny, . It is now part of Duncans. It was named after in England, the birthplace of William Knibb, its founder. is situated 8 km west of Rio Bueno.

Rio Bueno

Latitude
18.47093° or 18° 28′ 15″ north
Longitude
-77.4611° or 77° 27′ 40″ west
Elevation
61 metres (200 feet)
United Nations Location Code
JM RIB
Open location code
77C4FGCQ+9H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3767940202
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
3488822
Wiki­data ID
Q15144243
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Polish—“Rio Bueno” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Rio Bueno”
  • Catalan: “Rio Bueno”
  • Dutch: “Rio Bueno”
  • Polish: “Rio Bueno”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Rio Bueno”. Photo: rh43, CC BY 3.0.