Port Morant

Port Morant

      town and Caribbean port, southeast Jamaica, 10 mi (16 km) west of Morant Point, Jamaica's eastern tip. The town is the trade centre for an area producing bananas, sugarcane, coconuts, vegetables, and livestock. Bananas are exported. Pop. (latest est.) 2,284.

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