Denham Town
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| Denham Town | |
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| — Residential neighbourhood — | |
 Denham Town
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| Coordinates: 17°59′01″N 76°48′22″W / 17.983509°N 76.8061924°WCoordinates: 17°59′01″N 76°48′22″W / 17.983509°N 76.8061924°W | |
| Country | Jamaica |
| Parish | St Andrew |
| City | Kingston |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
Denham Town is a predominantly residential neighbourhood in west-central Kingston, Jamaica.[1] It has a reputation as one of Kingston's more violent areas.[2][3][4]
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Amenities [edit]
There is a police station,[5] and two schools: Denham Town Primary and Denham Town High.[6]
Notable people [edit]
- Ken Boothe, musician and recording artist.
See also [edit]
The great Gregory Isaacs (the Cool Ruler) was born in Denham Town, as he sings about in his song Kingston 14. The 14 refers to the postal area.
External links [edit]
- Aerial view.
- Photos:
References [edit]
- ^ Road map of Jamaica, Kingston town plan, Esso, 1966.
- ^ West Kingston fury - Four killed as police-gunmen clash in Tivoli and Denham Town, Daraine Luton, Jamaica Gleaner, 2007-04-18.
- ^ Bloody battle - Three dead, two injured after shoot-out in west Kingston, Gareth Manning, Jamaica Gleaner, 2007-10-30.
- ^ Pre-adolescent gunshot injuries: anatomy of a Jamaican problem, SE Dundas - C Abel- ND Duncan - C Pinnock-Ramsaran - DM Sawh, West Indian Medical Journal, Volume 56 Number 6, 2007-12, ISSN 0043-3144.
- ^ The Jamaica Constabulary Force.
- ^ List_of_schools_in_Jamaica#Kingston.
