๐ฏ๐ฒ Portmore is a large coastal town in southern Jamaica in Saint Catherine, and a dormitory town for the neighbouring city of Kingston and Spanish Town.
Geography Portmore is on the south coast in the Parish of St. Catherine. It is approximately 15 miles south-west of the capital of Kingston. It is divided into two regions, the plains to the north and the limestone hills of Hellshire to the south.
The most densely populated areas are located on low-lying reclaimed lands. Portmore consists of communities such as Old Portmore, Greater Portmore, Braeton and Hellshire. Portmore is one of the largest urban areas in St. Catherine with respect to human settlement, having a population 156,468(2001 census) and an annual growth rate of 4% since 1991.
Portmore is built on a generally flat plain facing the Kingston Harbour with an intricate canal system which prevents flooding. Much of the land is reclaimed swamp. Port Henderson Hill, formerly known as Salt Pond Hill, is visible from neighbouring parishes and was a possible Arawak grave site because the Arawak buried their dead in caverns, which Port Henderson Hill is riddled with. The most famous cave is named "Twin Sisters".
History Portmore began as a large area for schematic residential development in the late 1960s, as the West Indies Home Contractors (WIHCON) organization built thousands of prototype housing units in an effort to alleviate the over-population of Kingston; the first was called Independence City. It has since grown into a suburban city to Kingston; its large population travels into Kingston daily for work, schooling, and many other essential services via the Portmore toll road.
Portmore was granted Municipality status in 2003 and has its own city council and mayor, following the British-based model of Jamaican local government. It now houses approximately 10% of the population of the Kingston Corporate Area.
Currently the mayor of Portmore is His Worship the Mayor Leon Thomas.
Portmore has affiliations with music artists Vybz Kartel, Mad Cobra, I-Wayne, Masicka, Gyptian, Spice and many soundsystems such as "Flavor Unit" and "Areacode 876".
Economy While Portmore is not marketed as a tourist destination for the millions of incoming travelers to Jamaica every year, there are many places for entertainment, eating, relaxing and enjoyment such as beaches, restaurants, hotels and much more.
Transport Portmore is served by the Jamaica Urban Transit Company Limited (JUTC) which provides bus transportation for Portmore residents both locally and into Kingston and Spanish Town.
The Portmore Toll Road is the major commuter Highway which connects the city of Kingston and the town, Portmore, via the Hunts Bay Bridge, and Portmore to the old capital of Spanish Town with three lanes in each direction and a speed limit of 110 km per hour (68ย mph).
The city is served by the Norman Manley International Airport with over 130 flights weekly.
Sport Portmore has a professional football team that plays in the top flight Jamaica National Premier League. It was originally Hazard United from May Pen but following its relocation is now called Portmore United F.C.
Horse Racing is popular and all major horse races are run at Caymanas Park located in north Portmore.
Portmore has a population of over 478,946 people. Portmore also forms part of the wider Saint Catherine Parish which has a population of over 518,345 people.
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Twin Towns - Sister Cities Portmore has links with:
๐บ๐ธ Lakeland, USA๐ฒ๐ฝ Villahermosa 17.987
๐ฏ๐ฒ Spanish Town 17.996
๐ฒ๐ฝ Lรกzaro Cรกrdenas 17.95
๐ฏ๐ฒ Morant Bay 17.894
๐ฎ๐ณ Visakhapatnam 17.7
๐ฒ๐ฝ Zihuatanejo 17.633
๐ฒ๐ฝ Zihuatanejo de Azueta 17.633
๐บ๐ธ Harrisburg -76.795
๐บ๐ธ Ellicott City -76.783
๐บ๐ธ Upper Marlboro -76.75
๐บ๐ธ Eldersburg -76.95
๐ฏ๐ฒ Spanish Town -76.955
๐บ๐ธ Westminster -76.996
๐ต๐ช Villa El Salvador -77
๐บ๐ธ Silver Spring -77.021
๐บ๐ธ Williamsport -77.022
๐ต๐ช San Isidro -77.033
Locations Near: Portmore -76.8739,17.954
๐ฏ๐ฒ Spanish Town -76.955,17.996 d: 9.8
๐ฏ๐ฒ Kingston -76.783,18.008 d: 11.4
๐ฏ๐ฒ May Pen -77.245,17.965 d: 39.3
๐ฏ๐ฒ Clarendon -77.283,18 d: 43.6
๐ฏ๐ฒ Port Antonio -76.45,18.167 d: 50.7
๐ฏ๐ฒ Saint Ann Parish -77.259,18.323 d: 57.8
๐ฏ๐ฒ Morant Bay -76.326,17.894 d: 58.4
๐ฏ๐ฒ Mandeville -77.5,18.033 d: 66.8
๐ฏ๐ฒ Manchester -77.533,18.05 d: 70.5
๐ฏ๐ฒ St. Elizabeth -77.783,18.05 d: 96.8
Antipodal to: Portmore 103.126,-17.954
๐ฎ๐ฉ Sukabumi 106.926,-6.921 d: 18721
๐ฎ๐ฉ Singaparna 108.11,-7.35 d: 18718.2
๐ฎ๐ฉ Tasikmalaya 108.198,-7.316 d: 18710.8
๐ฎ๐ฉ Cilacap 109,-7.733 d: 18712.8
๐ฎ๐ฉ Ciamis 108.333,-7.317 d: 18704.7
๐ฎ๐ฉ Cimahi 107.555,-6.871 d: 18692.5
๐ฎ๐ฉ Bandung 107.571,-6.877 d: 18692.5
๐ฎ๐ฉ Bogor 106.797,-6.597 d: 18690.9