# Dias Community, Lucea, Hanover Parish – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/lucea/dias/ Community · Lucea # Dias Dias is a community of Jamaica in Lucea, Hanover Parish. It covers **18.6 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 18.6km² - 164 mtypical elevation ## Where is Dias? Dias lies in [Lucea](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/lucea/), [Hanover Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 6 other communities: [Cacoon](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/lucea/cacoon/), [Chambers Pen](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/lucea/chambers-pen/), [Grange Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/grange-hill/grange-hill/), [Kingsvale](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/lucea/kingsvale/), [Lucea](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/lucea/lucea/) and [Town Head](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/grange-hill/town-head/). By area it is the 192nd largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 13.4% of [Lucea](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/lucea/). The centre of Dias is about 154 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 6.5 km from Lucea, the main town of Lucea. The centre point is at 18.3941° N, 78.1883° 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 Dias ### Nearby, outside Dias - Replica of Sir Alexander Bustamante's House · attraction, Cacoon3.7 km - Dolphin Cave · cave, Chambers Pen3.8 km - Baulk Mountain Caves · cave, Kingsvale3.9 km - Busha Mouth Cave · cave, Askenish4.1 km - Gilmore Cave · cave, Askenish4.6 km - Clifton Cave · cave, Mount Peace4.8 km - England Cave · cave, Lances Bay4.9 km - Medley Cave · cave, Askenish5.3 km - Mckenzie Cave · cave, Lucea5.5 km - Sir Alexander Bustamante Square · attraction, Lucea6.1 km - Lucea Clock Tower · attraction, Lucea6.1 km - Cousins Cove Cave 2 · cave, Cousins Cove6.4 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: Dias - Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Jamaica - CurrencyDollar (JMD) - Country calling code+1-876 - LanguagesEnglish - Plug typesType A, B - Driving sideLeft ### Nearest airports - Sangster International Airport (MBJ) · Montego Bay31 km - Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel129 km ### Nearest railway station Cambridge Railway Station (Disused) (Cambridge), about 31 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:35) and shortest in Dec (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:36, sunset around 17:38). 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 Dias Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Dias. Settlements here lie between about 101 m and 383 m above sea level (median 164 m). - Baulk - Bowers Hall - Dias - Greenland - Middlesex - Rockingham 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). ## Landscape and landmarks of Dias Named natural and historic features inside Dias, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain; 1 hill. - Rose Hill · 179 m - Mount Pleasant · 76 m Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Dias and the best time to visit Using the climate of Lucea, the warmest month is Aug (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 1,325 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (217 mm) and the driest Feb (34 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **December to April**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 44 Feb 26 34 Mar 27 47 Apr 28 57 May 28 150 Jun 28 150 Jul 29 109 Aug 29 146 Sep 29 190 Oct 28 217 Nov 27 131 Dec 27 50 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Dias Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Noel Holmes Hospital · Lucea 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.45164&mlon=-78.16800#map=17/18.45164/-78.16800) Bank Hanover Co-Operative Credit Union · Lucea 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.44445&mlon=-78.17167#map=17/18.44445/-78.17167) ATM NCB · Green Island 8.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.38983&mlon=-78.27297#map=17/18.38983/-78.27297) Petrol pump GV Service Station · Lucea 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.44095&mlon=-78.17000#map=17/18.44095/-78.17000) Hotel Blue Paloma Bed and Breakfast · Lucea 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.44654&mlon=-78.17521#map=17/18.44654/-78.17521) Mall Midtown Mall · Lucea 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.44515&mlon=-78.17261#map=17/18.44515/-78.17261) School Lucea Primary School - The Original · Lucea 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.44146&mlon=-78.17174#map=17/18.44146/-78.17174) College International University of the Caribbean · Savanna-la-mar Business District 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.22636&mlon=-78.13183#map=17/18.22636/-78.13183) Police station Little London Police Station · Little London 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.24478&mlon=-78.21688#map=17/18.24478/-78.21688) 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 Lucea - Askenish - Cacoon - Cascade - Cash Hill - Chambers Pen - Jericho - Kingsvale - Lances Bay - Lucea - Maryland - Mount Peace ## Quick answers - Where is Dias?In Lucea, Hanover Parish, Jamaica - What borders Dias?Cacoon, Chambers Pen, Grange Hill, Kingsvale, Lucea and Town Head - What is there to see in Dias?Replica of Sir Alexander Bustamante's House, Dolphin Cave, Baulk Mountain Caves, Busha Mouth Cave - What time zone is Dias in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Dias?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Dias?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Dias?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Dias?Settlements lie between 101 m and 383 m - What is the highest point in Dias?Rose Hill (179 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Dias?December to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Dias?Noel Holmes Hospital, about 6.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Dias?Hanover Co-Operative Credit Union, about 5.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Dias?NCB, about 8.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dias?GV Service Station, about 5.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Dias?JM020406 (OCHA common operational dataset)