Port Antonio
Jamaica · Portland Parish
Port Antonio is the capital of the parish of Portland on the northeastern coast of Jamaica, about 100 km from Kingston. It had a population of 12,285 in 1982 and 13,246 in 1991. It is the island's third largest port, famous as a shipping point for bananas and coconuts, as well as one of its most important tourist attractions, tourism being a major contributor to the town's economy.
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Practical facts
- Local time
- UTC-5 · 1 h ahead of Costa Rica
- Region
- Portland Parish
- Main language
- English
- On the map
- 18.18° N, 76.45° W
Near Port Antonio
- Kingston · 42 km away
- Boscobel · 60 km away
- Ocho Rios · 73 km away
- Runaway Bay · 97 km away
- Trelawny · 124 km away
- Falmouth · 132 km away
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