Denham Town

Denham Town
—  Residential neighbourhood  —
Denham Town
Coordinates: 17°59′01″N 76°48′22″W / 17.983509°N 76.8061924°W / 17.983509; -76.8061924Coordinates: 17°59′01″N 76°48′22″W / 17.983509°N 76.8061924°W / 17.983509; -76.8061924
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]

Amenities

There is a police station,^[5] and two schools: Denham Town Primary and Denham Town High.^[6]

Notable people

• Ken Boothe, musician and recording artist.

See also

• List of cities and towns in Jamaica
• List of schools in Jamaica

External links

• Aerial view.
• Photos:

References

1. ^ Road map of Jamaica, Kingston town plan, Esso, 1966.
2. ^ West Kingston fury - Four killed as police-gunmen clash in Tivoli and Denham Town, Daraine Luton, Jamaica Gleaner, 2007-04-18.
3. ^ Bloody battle - Three dead, two injured after shoot-out in west Kingston, Gareth Manning, Jamaica Gleaner, 2007-10-30.
4. ^ 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.
5. ^ The Jamaica Constabulary Force.
6. ^ List_of_schools_in_Jamaica#Kingston.