Black River

Black River is a coastal town in southwestern . It is the parish capital of and developed as a port around the mouth of the .
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  • Type: Village with 4,230 residents
  • Description: Jamaican parochial capital
  • Also known as: Black River, Jamaica

Places of Interest

Highlights include Black River High School.

School
is a high school located in Black River, the parish capital of , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Middle Quarters and White Hall.

Village
is a settlement in in . is situated 9 km north of Black River.

Neighborhood
is a settlement in . is a place with a very small population in the state/region of Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica which is located in the Caribbean. is situated 10 km north of Black River.

Black River

Latitude
18.02417° or 18° 1′ 27″ north
Longitude
-77.84801° or 77° 50′ 53″ west
Population
4,230
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
United Nations Location Code
JM BLR
Open location code
77C425F2+MQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9559032114
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
3491355
Wiki­data ID
Q880512
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Black River” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: النهر الأسود
  • Asturian: Black River
  • Belarusian: Блэк-Рывер
  • Cebuano: Black River
  • Chinese: 布莱克里弗
  • Dutch: Black River (Plaats in Jamaica)
  • Dutch: Black River
  • Egyptian Arabic: النهر الاسود
  • Esperanto: Nigra Rivero
  • French: Black River
  • Galician: Black River
  • German: Black River
  • Greek: Μπλακ Ρίβερ
  • Hebrew: בלאק ריבר
  • Igbo: Osimiri ojii, Jamaica
  • Igbo: Osimiri ojii
  • Italian: Black River
  • Jamaican Creole English: Blak Riva, Jumieka
  • Jamaican Creole English: Blak Riva
  • Japanese: ブラック・リバー
  • Northern Frisian: Black River
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Black River
  • Persian: بلک ریور
  • Persian: رود سیاه
  • Polish: Black River
  • Portuguese: Black River
  • Russian: Блэк-ривер (Ямайка)
  • Russian: Блэк-Ривер
  • Spanish: Black River
  • Swedish: Black River
  • Ukrainian: Блек-Ривер
  • Urdu: بلیک ریور، جمیکا
  • Urdu: بلیک ریور

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