# Central Downtown Community, Downtown, Kingston Parish > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/kingston/downtown/central-downtown/ Community · Downtown # Central Downtown Central Downtown is a community of Jamaica in Downtown, Kingston Parish. It covers **0.97 km²**. Open map data shows 63 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.0km² - 63mapped services ## Where is Central Downtown? Central Downtown lies in [Downtown](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/kingston/downtown/), [Kingston Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/kingston/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 6 other communities: [Allman Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/kingston/downtown/allman-town/), [Fletchers Land](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/kingston/downtown/fletchers-land/), [Hannah Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/kingston/downtown/hannah-town/), [Parade Gardens](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/kingston/downtown/parade-gardens/), [Rose Gardens](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/kingston/downtown/rose-gardens/) and [Tivoli Gardens](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/kingston/downtown/tivoli-gardens/). By area it is the 736th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 6.2% of [Downtown](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/kingston/downtown/). The centre of Central Downtown is about 3.1 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 17.9696° N, 76.7929° 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 Central Downtown OpenStreetMap lists 6 named sights in Central Downtown: 4 museums; 1 monument; 1 memorial. - Liberty Hall, Marcus Garvey Museum · museum - Money Museum · museum - National Galery of Jamaica · museum - National Gallery of Jamaica · museum - Marcus Garvey · memorial - Negro Aroused · monument ### Nearby, outside Central Downtown - Natural History Museum of Jamaica · museum, Parade Gardens0.4 km - National Heroes Memorial · memorial, Allman Town1.3 km - Simon Bolivar Statue · monument, Allman Town1.4 km - Monument to Sir Donald Burns Sangster · monument, Allman Town1.5 km - Trench Town Culture Yard Museum · museum, Trench Town1.9 km - 1907 Earthquake Monument · attraction, Greenwich Town2.4 km - helShire beach · attraction, Whitfield Town3.8 km - Fort Rocky · attraction, Port Royal4.5 km - Peter tosh museum · museum, New Kingston4.7 km - Wareika House · ruins, Rockfort4.8 km - Devon House · attraction, Barbican5.0 km - Devon House (1881)\ · attraction, Barbican5.0 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: Central 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) · Kingston3.8 km - Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen3.9 km ### Nearest railway station Spanish Town Railway Station (Spanish Town Central), about 17 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. ## Weather in Central Downtown and the best time to visit Using the climate of 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/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Central Downtown Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital K.P.H · Central Downtown 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.97626&mlon=-76.79520#map=17/17.97626/-76.79520) Bank National Commercial Bank · Central Downtown 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96857&mlon=-76.79101#map=17/17.96857/-76.79101) ATM NCB ATM · Central Downtown 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96859&mlon=-76.79091#map=17/17.96859/-76.79091) Petrol pump Texaco · Central Downtown 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.97124&mlon=-76.79039#map=17/17.97124/-76.79039) Hotel ROK Hotel Kingston, Tapestry Collection by Hilton · Central Downtown 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96428&mlon=-76.79265#map=17/17.96428/-76.79265) Mall Kid's Plaza · Fletchers Land 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.98483&mlon=-76.79105#map=17/17.98483/-76.79105) School St Aloysius Primary · Central Downtown 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.97235&mlon=-76.79046#map=17/17.97235/-76.79046) College Council of Community Colleges Jamaica · Central Downtown 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96848&mlon=-76.78989#map=17/17.96848/-76.78989) Police station Central Police Station · Rose Gardens 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.97114&mlon=-76.78930#map=17/17.97114/-76.78930) 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Central Downtown Places mapped inside Central Downtown in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Banks18 - ATMs1 - Petrol pumps2 - Hotels2 - Schools3 - Colleges and universities1 - Pharmacies3 - Restaurants30 - Dental clinics2 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. ## Other communities in Downtown - Allman Town - Denham Town - Fletchers Land - Franklyn Town - Hannah Town - Parade Gardens - Rae Town - Rockfort - Rollington Town - Rose Gardens - Springfield Gardens - Tivoli Gardens ## Quick answers - Where is Central Downtown?In Downtown, Kingston Parish, Jamaica - What borders Central Downtown?Allman Town, Fletchers Land, Hannah Town, Parade Gardens, Rose Gardens and Tivoli Gardens - What is there to see in Central Downtown?Liberty Hall, Marcus Garvey Museum, Marcus Garvey, Money Museum, National Galery of Jamaica - What time zone is Central Downtown in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Central Downtown?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Central Downtown?English (main languages nationally) - What is the best time to visit Central Downtown?November to July - Where is the nearest hospital to Central Downtown?K.P.H, about 0.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Central Downtown?National Commercial Bank, about 0.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Central Downtown?NCB ATM, about 0.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Central Downtown?Texaco, about 0.3 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Central Downtown?1 mapped - How many banks are in Central Downtown?18 mapped - How many ATMs are in Central Downtown?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Central Downtown?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Central Downtown?JM030102 (OCHA common operational dataset)