Saint Ann is the largest parish in Jamaica. After 1655, when the English captured Jamaica, Saint Ann’s Bay gradually developed as a fishing port with many warehouses and wharves. In the 1960s the Saint Ann Development Council began the systematic development of Ocho Rios creating a modern town. It is bordered by Clarendon and Saint Fern gully in jamaica in the south, Saint Mary in the east, and Trelawny in the west.
As with all but one parish, its coast is washed by the Caribbean Sea. Saint Ann covers an area of 1,212. 6 km2, making it the largest parish, before Saint Elizabeth’s 1,212. The population was an estimated at 173,232 in 2012. The highest elevation in the parish is in the Dry Harbour Mountains at 762 metres above sea level. Because of its limestone formation, the parish is noted for its 59 caves and numerous sinkholes. The Moneague Lake, which varies considerably in size, is one of the few large intermittent lakes in the island.