Accompong

Accompong is a historical Maroon village located in the hills of St. Elizabeth Parish on the island of . It is located in , where Jamaican Maroons established a fortified stronghold in the hilly terrain in the 17th century.
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  • Type: Village with 788 residents
  • Description: Maroon settlement in Saint Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica
  • Also known as: “Accompong Maroon Lands”, “Accompong Maroon Village”, and “Accompong Town”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Me-no-Sen-You-no-Come and Maggotty.

Locality
is a village in the of western . is situated 7 km northeast of Accompong.

Village
is a settlement in . is situated 7 km south of Accompong.

Accompong

Latitude
18.22568° or 18° 13′ 32″ north
Longitude
-77.75522° or 77° 45′ 19″ west
Population
788
Elevation
448 metres (1,470 feet)
Open location code
77C466GV+7W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 636787852
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
3491620
Wiki­data ID
Q4672706
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Urdu—“Accompong” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “阿坎朋”
  • Dutch: “Accompong”
  • French: “Accompong”
  • Irish: “Accompong”
  • Jamaican Creole English: “Akompong”
  • Japanese: “アコンポン”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Accompong”
  • Persian: “اکومپانگ”
  • Polish: “Accompong”
  • Urdu: “اکومپونگ”

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