# Chatteau Community, May Pen, Clarendon Parish – Villages & Map

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Community · May Pen 

# Chatteau

Chatteau is a community of Jamaica in May Pen, Clarendon Parish. It covers **25.5 km²**. 10 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 25.5km²
- 199 mtypical elevation

## Where is Chatteau?

Chatteau lies in [May Pen](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/), [Clarendon Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 8 other communities: [Effortville](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/effortville/), [Moores](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/moores/), [New Longsville](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/new-longsville/), [Old Harbour](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/old-harbour/old-harbour/), [Paisley](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/paisley/), [Palmers Cross](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/palmers-cross/), [Rosewell](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/rosewell/) and [Sandy Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/sandy-bay/). By area it is the 114th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 6.4% of [May Pen](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/). The centre of Chatteau is about 41 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 6.9 km from May Pen, the main town of May Pen. The centre point is at 17.9874° N, 77.1844° W.

Source: [Jamaica Social Development Commission (sdc.gov.jm) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-jam).

## Things to see in and around Chatteau

### Nearby, outside Chatteau

- Planters Hall Cave 1 · cave, Old Harbour2.6 km
- Planters Hall Cave 2 · cave, Old Harbour2.6 km
- Rhoden Cave · cave, Old Harbour3.1 km
- Marshallecks Caves · cave, Moores3.5 km
- Rosewell Cave · waterfall, Rosewell3.7 km
- Colbeck Castle (1680) · attraction, Old Harbour6.8 km
- Bartons Cave · cave, Bartons7.7 km
- bartons District · cave, Bartons7.7 km
- Birds Roda Cave · cave, Old Harbour7.8 km
- Jamalco Great House · attraction, Halse Hall9.2 km
- Rock River Cave · cave, Rock River9.3 km
- Tamarind Hill Cave · cave, Browns Hall9.5 km

Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed.

## Know before you go: Chatteau

- Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Jamaica
- CurrencyDollar (JMD)
- Country calling code+1-876
- LanguagesEnglish
- Plug typesType A, B
- Driving sideLeft

### Nearest airports

- Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen38 km
- Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston42 km

### Nearest railway station

Old Harbour Railway Station (Old Harbour Bay), about 10 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:32) and shortest in Dec (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:31, sunset around 17:35).

Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/).

Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling.

## Villages and localities in Chatteau

Open gazetteers list **10 villages, towns and localities** in Chatteau. Settlements here lie between about 115 m and 365 m above sea level (median 199 m).

- Bird's Hill
- Breadland Pen
- Canaan Valley
- Chandlers Pen
- Chateau
- Hummingbird Meadows
- Longville Estate
- Planters Hall
- Rose Valley
- Shands Pen

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Weather in Chatteau and the best time to visit

Using the climate of May Pen, the warmest month is Aug (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 964 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (162 mm) and the driest Feb (23 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to April and June to August**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 25 43 

Feb 26 23 

Mar 26 36 

Apr 27 51 

May 28 126 

Jun 27 91 

Jul 28 69 

Aug 28 95 

Sep 28 128 

Oct 27 162 

Nov 26 92 

Dec 26 49 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Chatteau

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital May Pen Hospital · Glenmuir 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.97330&mlon=-77.25969#map=17/17.97330/-77.25969) 

Bank JN Bank · May Pen 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96538&mlon=-77.23904#map=17/17.96538/-77.23904) 

ATM NCB · Sydenham 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.99006&mlon=-76.98084#map=17/17.99006/-76.98084) 

Petrol pump Texaco · Sandy Bay 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.94569&mlon=-77.17727#map=17/17.94569/-77.17727) 

Hotel Versalles Hotel LTD · May Pen 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96670&mlon=-77.23330#map=17/17.96670/-77.23330) 

Mall May Pen Mall · May Pen 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96722&mlon=-77.24028#map=17/17.96722/-77.24028) 

School Planters Hall Primary Infant School · Old Harbour 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.99972&mlon=-77.16286#map=17/17.99972/-77.16286) 

College University of the Commonwealth Caribbean, May Pen Campus · May Pen 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.97113&mlon=-77.24455#map=17/17.97113/-77.24455) 

Police station Jamaica Constabulary · Longville Park 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.91486&mlon=-77.17183#map=17/17.91486/-77.17183) 

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km.

## Other communities in May Pen

- Ashley
- Brixton Hill
- Bucknor
- Bushy Park
- Cockpit
- Curatoe Hill
- Dawkins
- Effortville
- Four Paths
- Free Town
- Glenmuir
- Hazard
- Longville Park
- May Pen
- Mineral Heights
- Moores
- Mount Airy
- New Denbigh (Race Track)
- New Longsville
- Old Denbigh
- Osbourne Store
- Paisley
- Palmers Cross
- Pleasant Valley
- Richmond Park
- Rock
- Rosewell
- Sandy Bay
- Smithville
- Thompson Town
- Tollgate
- Treadlight
- York Town

## Quick answers

- Where is Chatteau?In May Pen, Clarendon Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Chatteau?Effortville, Moores, New Longsville, Old Harbour, Paisley, Palmers Cross, Rosewell and Sandy Bay
- What is there to see in Chatteau?Planters Hall Cave 1, Planters Hall Cave 2, Rhoden Cave, Marshallecks Caves
- What time zone is Chatteau in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Chatteau?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Chatteau?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Chatteau?10 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Chatteau?Settlements lie between 115 m and 365 m
- What is the best time to visit Chatteau?November to April and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Chatteau?May Pen Hospital, about 8.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Chatteau?JN Bank, about 6.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Chatteau?NCB, about 22 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Chatteau?Texaco, about 4.7 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Chatteau?JM010505 (OCHA common operational dataset)