Hamilton Parish

Hamilton Parish indicates a 5.1 km ² Administrative Region of Bermuda with 4,802 inhabitants ( 2012).

The in German-speaking countries comparable to a county Parish is located in the east of the main island of Grand Bermuda Bermudian and spans almost the entire Harrington Sound. Bermuda 's second easternmost administrative area to the southeast of the Saint George's Parish and to the west by Smith's Parish. The ( county-level ) Municipality Hamilton, capital of Bermuda is not here, but about eight kilometers south-west on the Great Sound.

In Hamilton Parish, which occupies the narrow eastern part of Grand Bermuda, lie close to the Atlantic coast two small lakes ( Mangrove Lake and Trott 's Pond ), which is more of a rarity in Bermuda. In addition, here are several stalactite caves. For area also includes several small islands in Harrington Sound.

The administrative area is named after the Scottish aristocrat James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Hamilton ( 1589-1625 ) named.