Montego Bay (mŏntē`gō), city (1991 pop. 82,002), NW Jamaica. One of the most popular resorts in the Caribbean with highly developed tourism facilities, Montego Bay is also a port and commercial center. There is an active trade in sugar, bananas, coffee, and rum. The city has various light manufacturing industries.

Montego Bay

Seaport (pop., 2000 est.: 89,859), northwestern Jamaica, located northwest of Kingston. It lies on the site of a large Arawak village visited by Christopher Columbus in 1494. The Spanish, ousted by the British after 150 years, destroyed most of the original buildings. One of Jamaica's largest cities, it is a commercial centre and busy port. It is also a popular tourist resort noted for its white sandy beaches.

Montego Bay

a port and resort in NW Jamaica: the second largest town on the island Pop.: 83 446 (1991)

Montego Bay

a city in northwestern Jamaica. Population, 42,800 (1970). Montego Bay is a port on the Atlantic Ocean. It is linked by railroad with Kingston and has an international airport. Sugar, coffee, and bananas are exported. The city is a tourist resort.

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