Independence City

Independence City is a neighborhood in Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica. Independence City is situated nearby to the neighborhood Cumberland, as well as near Caymanas Gardens.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Caymanas Park and Fort Augusta Adult Correctional Centre.

Caymanas Park

Sports venue

Photo: Gwyneth Davidson, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Caymanas Park is Jamaica's only race track. It was historically a sugarcane estate in the Colony of Jamaica. It was originally owned by the Ellis family, including George Ellis and Charles Ellis, 1st Baron Seaford, who made substantial profits from sugar and slavery.

Fort Augusta Adult Correctional Centre

Prison

Fort Augusta is a fortification in the parish of St Catherine, Jamaica. Originally built in the 1740s, from 1954 to 2017 the fort was used as a prison. Fort Augusta Adult Correctional Centre is situated 3½ km southeast of Independence City.

Ferdi Neita Sports Complex

Pitch

Ferdi Neita Sports Complex is a multi-use stadium in Portmore, Jamaica. It is currently used mostly for football matches and as a practising ground. It serves as a home ground of Portmore United F.C. The stadium holds 3,000 people. Ferdi Neita Sports Complex is situated 4 km southwest of Independence City.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Portmore and Port Royal.

Portmore

Photo: Raw9345, Public domain.

Portmore is a large coastal town in southern Jamaica in Saint Catherine, and a place of residence for people working in the neighbouring cities of Kingston and Spanish Town.

Port Royal

Village

Photo: Raychristofer, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Port Royal is a small town located at the end of the Palisadoes, at the mouth of Kingston Harbour, in southeastern Jamaica. Founded in 1494 by the Spanish, it was once the largest and most prosperous city in the Caribbean, functioning as the centre of shipping and commerce in the Caribbean Sea by the latter half of the 17th century. Port Royal is situated 6 km southeast of Independence City.

Independence City

Type: Neighborhood with 8,570 residents
Categories: residential area and locality
Location: Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude

17.9808° or 17° 58′ 51″ north

Longitude

-76.8774° or 76° 52′ 39″ west

Population

8,570

Elevation

7 metres (23 feet)

Open location code

7795X4JF+82

OpenStreetMap ID

way 356364515

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=residential

OpenStreetMap feature

place=neighbourhood

GeoNames ID

11495503

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