Back النهر الأسود (جامايكا) Arabic النهر الاسود ARZ Блэк-Рывер (Ямайка) Byelorussian Black River (kapital sa parokya) CEB Black River (Stadt, Jamaika) German Μπλακ Ρίβερ (Τζαμάικα) Greek Black River (Jamaica) Spanish بلک ریور (جامائیکا) Persian Black River (Jamaïque) French Black River Galician
Black River | |
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Parish Capital | |
 Waterloo Guest House | |
  Black River | |
| Coordinates: 18°01′32″N 77°51′03″W / 18.0256901°N 77.850945°W | |
| Country | Jamaica |
| Parish | St Elizabeth |
| Population | |
| • Estimate (2009) | 4,261 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
Black River is the capital of St. Elizabeth Parish, in southwestern Jamaica.[2] It developed as a port around the mouth of the river of the same name. Today, the city is a centre of environmental tourism and a gateway to the Treasure Beach resort area. Treasure Beach and Crane Beach are to the south-east, with Luana Beach to the west. In the 18th and early 19th centuries, it was a thriving sugar port with a market for African slaves.
Growing prosperity in the sugar and lumber trade led to the construction of several warehouses. Some have been adapted as restaurants or as bases for eco-tours of the river.[2]
- ^ World Gazetteer [dead link]
- ^ a b Black River, Jamaica National Heritage Trust.