May Pen

May Pen
Town
May Pen town centre; the large open-air market is just behind the buildings on the left
May Pen Location in Jamaica
Coordinates: 17°57′54″N 77°14′42″W / 17.965°N 77.245°W / 17.965; -77.245
Country	Jamaica
County	Middlesex
Parish	Clarendon
Population
• Total	61,548 (2011 census)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
Area code	876

May Pen is the capital and largest town in the parish of Clarendon in Middlesex County, Jamaica. It is located on the Rio Minho river, and is a major market centre for the parish. The population was 61,548 at the 2011 census increasing from 59,550 in 2001,^[1] including the surrounding suburbs of Sandy Bay, Mineral Heights, Hazard, Palmers Cross, Denbigh, Race Track, and Four Paths among others. The town has a mayor.