Porus
Porus is a village in Manchester, Jamaica, that overlooks a plain to the south, with hills behind it to the north. A tributary of the Rio Minho runs parallel to the main road, helping to keep the atmosphere cool.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: IchHier--15er, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Village with 5,920 residents
- Description: village in Manchester Parish in Jamaica
- Also known as: “Porus, Jamaica”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Clarendon Park and Kendal.
Clarendon Park
Village
Clarendon Park is a settlement in Clarendon Parish in south-central Jamaica. It is the birthplace of Sandie Richards, a track and field bronze medal winner at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Clarendon Park is situated 6 km southeast of Porus.
Kendal
Hamlet
Kendal is a small town in Manchester located between Mandeville and Christiana in central Jamaica. Kendal is situated 10 km northwest of Porus.
Porus
- Categories: city and locality
- Location: Porus, Manchester, Jamaica, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
18.03557° or 18° 2′ 8″ northLongitude
-77.41083° or 77° 24′ 39″ westPopulation
5,920Elevation
128 metres (420 feet)Open location code
77C42HPQ+6MOpenStreetMap ID
node 7027040784OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
3488977Wikidata ID
Q2105480
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