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Falmouth
Jamaica
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Falmouth, town and Caribbean port on the north coast of Jamaica, at the mouth of Martha Brae River. It is a trading centre for sugar, rum, coffee, ginger, allspice (pimento), bananas, honey, and dyewood. A new port built to accommodate cruise ships opened in 2011. The town has some fine Georgian architecture, particularly the Court House (1813; restored after a fire) and the Post Office, which reflects its former importance as a shipping point for neighbouring sugar plantations. Pop. (2011) urban area, 8,686.
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