in 1867. Before being established, it was known as Liguanea. St Andrew is located at and covers an area of . The parish lies just north of Kingston, bounded in the west by St. Catherine, north by St. Mary, northeast by Portland along the Blue Mountain range, and east by St. Thomas. In 1923, the parishes of St Andrew and Kingston were administratively merged to form the Kingston and St Andrew Corporation (KSAC), with a single elected council and a mayor. Parts of the geographic area of Saint Andrew is often referred to as the "Corporate Area, town, Kingston Metropolitan area, uptown Kingston, Kingston 2-20". The current mayor of KSAC is Delroy Williams. St Andrew has one major river, that being the Hope River at 19.6 Kilometres Cross Roads, New Kingston, Half-Way-Tree, Matilda's Corner, and Constant Spring are important commercial centres in St. Andrew, but may be regarded as suburbs of Kingston. Coronation Market bordering both Saint Andrew and Kingston, is one of the largest, if not the largest outdoor market in this part of the island provides a venue for farmers throughout Jamaica. West St. Andrew, however, is a populous residential area. Total population of the parish was 573,369 in 2011. Notable people Alexander Aikman (1755-1838) King's Printer, member House of Assembly Monty Alexander Maurice Ashley, Chess grandmaster hall-of-famer Assassin(dj)/ Agent Sasco(dj) Buju Banton, Jamaican musician Alexander Bedward (1859-1930) Beenie Man Elephant Man Lady Colin Campbell, author and socialite Linford Christie, British athlete Desmond Dekker (aka Desmond Dacres), reggae ska singer Clement Dodd, Studio One music studio Brian Fowler, racing driver Ricardo Gardner Di Genius Andre Gordon, actor and producer Fitzroy Gordon, Jamaican-Canadian radio executive and broadcaster George William Gordon, Jamaican national hero, businessman, and politician Gyptian, musician Beverly Hall, educational administrator Dorothy Henriques-Wells (1926–2018), painter and art teacher Euan Lucie-Smith, WWI army officer of mixed heritage Bob Marley, Trenchtown, Hope Road, Bull Bay Mavado, Jamaican DJ Judy Mowatt Nyla, singer Augustus Pablo, Jamaican musician Sean Paul, Jamaican musician Lee "Scratch" Perry Hermine E. Ricketts (1956–2019), Jamaican-born American architect Sanchez Shaggy, Jamaican musician Sizzla Richie Spice The Wailers U Roy Leslyn Lewis Economy Much of the parish is devoted to agriculture. Its principal products include coffee, mangoes, cocoa, peas, beans, sugarcane, cattle, dairy goods, cigar and cigarette, vegetables and ground provisions. To encourage the movement of industrial plants from the business areas of Kingston, and to facilitate the establishment