# Downtown, Kingston Parish – Communities, Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/kingston/downtown/ Development area · Kingston Parish # Downtown Downtown is a development area (Social Development Commission) of Jamaica in Kingston Parish. It covers **15.8 km²**. It is divided into 13 communities. 14 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 199 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 15.8km² - 13communities - 199mapped services ## Where is Downtown? Downtown lies in [Kingston Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/kingston/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 6 other development areas: [Cross Roads](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/cross-roads/), [Downtown](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/downtown/), [Harbour View](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/harbour-view/), [Liguanea](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/liguanea/), [Papine](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/papine/) and [Three Miles](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/kingston/three-miles/). By area it is the 86th largest of 131 development areas in Jamaica. It covers 58.3% of [Kingston Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/kingston/). The centre of Downtown is about 3.2 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 17.9763° N, 76.7722° 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 Downtown OpenStreetMap lists 14 named sights in Downtown: 5 museums; 3 monuments; 2 memorials; 2 attractions; 1 ruins; 1 cave. - Liberty Hall, Marcus Garvey Museum · museum - Money Museum · museum - National Galery of Jamaica · museum - National Gallery of Jamaica · museum - Natural History Museum of Jamaica · museum - Rock Fort · attraction - Rockfort Mineral Bath Complex · attraction - Marcus Garvey · memorial - Monument to Sir Donald Burns Sangster · monument - National Heroes Memorial · memorial - Negro Aroused · monument - Rockfort Cave · cave - Simon Bolivar Statue · monument - Wareika House · ruins 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: Downtown - Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Jamaica - CurrencyDollar (JMD) - Country calling code+1-876 - LanguagesEnglish - Plug typesType A, B - Driving sideLeft ### Nearest airports - Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston4.8 km - Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen5.6 km ### Nearest railway station Spanish Town Railway Station (Spanish Town Central), about 19 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:31) and shortest in Dec (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:30, sunset around 17:34). 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. ## Communities of Downtown Community Area km² Localities Services [Allman Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/kingston/downtown/allman-town/) 1.2 1 26 [Central Downtown](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/kingston/downtown/central-downtown/) 1.0 0 63 [Denham Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/kingston/downtown/denham-town/) 0.4 3 16 [Fletchers Land](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/kingston/downtown/fletchers-land/) 0.3 0 13 [Franklyn Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/kingston/downtown/franklyn-town/) 1.5 1 25 [Hannah Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/kingston/downtown/hannah-town/) 0.2 1 5 [Parade Gardens](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/kingston/downtown/parade-gardens/) 0.5 0 2 [Rae Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/kingston/downtown/rae-town/) 0.5 0 1 [Rockfort](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/kingston/downtown/rockfort/) 5.6 3 7 [Rollington Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/kingston/downtown/rollington-town/) 0.9 1 12 [Rose Gardens](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/kingston/downtown/rose-gardens/) 0.4 0 11 [Springfield Gardens](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/kingston/downtown/springfield-gardens/) 1.4 2 12 [Tivoli Gardens](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/kingston/downtown/tivoli-gardens/) 1.9 2 6 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); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). ## Villages and localities in Downtown Open gazetteers list **14 villages, towns and localities** in Downtown. Settlements here lie between about 6 m and 227 m above sea level (median 33 m). - Barne Pen - Bournemouth Gardens - Browns Town - Denham Town - Hannah Town - Hannah Town - part of - Jones Town - Newport East - Norman Gardens - Rennock Lodge - Rockfort - Rollington Town - Tivoli Gardens - Woodford Park 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 Downtown Named natural and historic features inside Downtown, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Wareika · 420 m ### History 1 fort. - Rockfort ### Getting around 1 port. - Kingstone 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 Downtown and the best time to visit In Downtown, the warmest month is Aug (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 927 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (170 mm) and the driest Feb (19 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to July**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 33 Feb 26 19 Mar 26 29 Apr 27 41 May 27 111 Jun 28 89 Jul 28 69 Aug 28 104 Sep 28 127 Oct 28 170 Nov 27 87 Dec 26 49 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Downtown Places mapped inside Downtown in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals9 - Banks23 - ATMs1 - Petrol pumps12 - Hotels5 - Shopping malls1 - Schools58 - Colleges and universities7 - Cinemas3 - Pharmacies6 - Restaurants56 - Police stations10 - Dental clinics8 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Quick answers - Where is Downtown?In Kingston Parish, Jamaica - What borders Downtown?Cross Roads, Downtown, Harbour View, Liguanea, Papine and Three Miles - What is there to see in Downtown?Liberty Hall, Marcus Garvey Museum, Marcus Garvey, Money Museum, Monument to Sir Donald Burns Sangster - What time zone is Downtown in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Downtown?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Downtown?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Downtown?14 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Downtown?Settlements lie between 6 m and 227 m - What is the highest point in Downtown?Wareika (420 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Downtown?November to July - How many hospitals are in Downtown?9 mapped - How many banks are in Downtown?23 mapped - How many ATMs are in Downtown?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Downtown?12 mapped - What is the P-code of Downtown?JM0301 (OCHA common operational dataset)