Moore Town, Jamaica

Moore Town

Location of Moore Town in Jamaica

Moore Town is a settlement in Jamaica. Located in Portland Parish, it has a population of 1,106 as of 2009.^[1]

Moore Town was included in 2008 in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists for its Maroon heritage. Maroon descendants of slaves who escaped to the mountains during the 18th century have maintained numerous African traditions, some creolized from their Asante and Kore ancestors. They developed Kromanti Play from these traditions.^[2]

References

↑ "Jamaica: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
↑ "Maroon Heritage, Moore Town". UNESCO Multimedia Archives eServices. UNESCO. Retrieved 15 September 2015.

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Coordinates: 18°04′30″N 76°25′30″W / 18.075°N 76.425°W / 18.075; -76.425

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