▁in ▁the ▁east , ▁Clar end on ▁in ▁the ▁west , ▁and ▁by ▁St ▁Mary ▁and ▁St ▁Ann ▁in ▁the ▁north . ▁It ▁has ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁ 1 , 1 9 2   km ², ▁making ▁it ▁one ▁of ▁J ama ica ' s ▁largest ▁par ishes ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁fast est ▁growing ▁par ishes ▁in ▁the ▁nation ▁and ▁has ▁the ▁largest ▁economy ▁out ▁of ▁all ▁four teen ▁par ishes . ▁Ex cept ▁for ▁the ▁Hell shire ▁Hills ▁near ▁the ▁coast , ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁parish ▁is ▁virt ually ▁flat . ▁The ▁central ▁and ▁northern ▁sections ▁are ▁very ▁mountain ous , ▁however ; ▁the ▁northern ▁border ▁is ▁on ▁Mount ▁Ros ser , ▁which ▁cross es ▁over ▁into ▁St ▁Ann , ▁the ▁highest ▁point ▁being ▁. ▁ ▁A ▁plain ▁of ▁approximately ▁ ▁occup ies ▁the ▁southern ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Rio ▁C obre ▁bas in . ▁The ▁Rio ▁C obre ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁river ▁that ▁runs ▁along ▁the ▁southern ▁plain . ▁It ▁provides ▁water ▁to ▁ir rig ate ▁over ▁ ▁on ▁the ▁plain . ▁ ▁Com merce ▁ ▁Development ▁Out ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁par ishes ▁( with ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁King ston ▁Par ish ▁and ▁Saint ▁Andrew ▁Par ish ) ▁Saint ▁Catherine ▁shows ▁the ▁most ▁potential ▁for ▁urban ▁development . ▁With ▁its ▁good ▁water ▁resources , ▁virt ually ▁flat ▁landscape , ▁and ▁near ness ▁to ▁the ▁capital , ▁it ▁could ▁possibly ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Car ib bean ' s ▁major ▁urban ▁areas ▁in ▁the ▁next ▁few ▁years . ▁