Place:Montego Bay, Saint James, Cornwall, Jamaica

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NameMontego Bay
Alt namesBahía de Mantecasource: Encyclopædia Britannica (1988) VIII, 281
TypeCity or town
Coordinates18.45°N 77.933°W
Located inSaint James, Cornwall, Jamaica
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Montego Bay is the capital of the parish of St. James in Jamaica. The city is the fourth-largest urban area in the country by population, after Kingston, Spanish Town, and Portmore, all of which form the Greater Kingston Metropolitan Area, home to over half a million people. As a result, Montego Bay is the second-largest anglophone city in the Caribbean, after Kingston.

Montego Bay is a popular tourist destination featuring duty-free shopping, a cruise line terminal and several beaches and resorts. The city is served by the Donald Sangster International Airport, the busiest airport in the Anglophone Caribbean, which is located within the official city limits. The city is enclosed in a watershed, drained by several rivers such as the Montego River. Montego Bay is referred to as "The Second City", "MoBay" or "Bay".

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