Which country or map area contains Kingston?
Kingston is shown within Jamaica in the atlas dataset.
- Country or map area
- Jamaica
- Region name
- Kingston
- Approximate latitude
- 18.0° north
- Approximate longitude
- 76.8° west
- Country capital
- Kingston
- Country currency
- Jamaican dollar
- World region
- Caribbean
Quick answers about Kingston
What kind of place is Kingston?
It is shown in this atlas as a first-level state, province or administrative region.
Where is Kingston on the globe?
Its approximate map centre is 18.0° north latitude and 76.8° west longitude.
What is the capital of Jamaica?
The country capital is Kingston.
Sources and review
Facts were last reviewed on 13 September 2026. Boundaries and state/province names use Natural Earth. Country reference fields use the Countries dataset. India boundary presentation follows the project’s stated Survey of India reference.