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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  • Village with about 790 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 450 metres (1,470 feet)
  • Description: Maroon settlement in Saint Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica
  • Also known as
    “Accompong Maroon Lands”
    “Accompong Maroon Village”
    “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 .
7 km northeast of Accompong
Village
is a settlement in .
7 km south of Accompong
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Latitude
18.22568° or 18° 13′ 32″ north
Longitude
-77.75522° or 77° 45′ 19″ west
Open location code
77C466GV+7W
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place = village
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Urdu—“Accompong” goes by many names.
阿坎朋Chinese
AccompongDutch
AccompongIrish
AkompongJamaican Creole English
アコンポンJapanese
AccompongNorwegian Nynorsk
اکومپانگPersian
AccompongPolish
اکومپونگUrdu

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