# Denham Town Community, Downtown, Kingston Parish – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/kingston/downtown/denham-town/ Community · Downtown # Denham Town Denham Town is a community of Jamaica in Downtown, Kingston Parish. It covers **0.37 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 16 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.4km² - 16mapped services - 33 mtypical elevation ## Where is Denham Town? Denham Town lies in [Downtown](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/kingston/downtown/), [Kingston Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/kingston/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 4 other communities: [Hannah Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/kingston/downtown/hannah-town/), [Jones Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/downtown/jones-town/), [Tivoli Gardens](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/kingston/downtown/tivoli-gardens/) and [Trench Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/downtown/trench-town/). By area it is the 768th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 2.3% of [Downtown](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/kingston/downtown/). The centre of Denham Town is about 2.1 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 17.9795° N, 76.8003° 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 Denham Town ### Nearby, outside Denham Town - Trench Town Culture Yard Museum · museum, Trench Town0.6 km - Marcus Garvey · memorial, Central Downtown1.1 km - Liberty Hall, Marcus Garvey Museum · museum, Central Downtown1.1 km - National Heroes Memorial · memorial, Allman Town1.1 km - Monument to Sir Donald Burns Sangster · monument, Allman Town1.3 km - 1907 Earthquake Monument · attraction, Greenwich Town1.3 km - Simon Bolivar Statue · monument, Allman Town1.4 km - National Gallery of Jamaica · museum, Central Downtown1.7 km - National Galery of Jamaica · museum, Central Downtown1.7 km - Natural History Museum of Jamaica · museum, Parade Gardens1.8 km - Negro Aroused · monument, Central Downtown1.9 km - Money Museum · museum, Central Downtown1.9 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: Denham Town - 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 Pen2.7 km - Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston5.1 km ### Nearest railway station Spanish Town Railway Station (Spanish Town Central), about 16 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. ## Villages and localities in Denham Town Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Denham Town. Settlements here lie between about 29 m and 33 m above sea level (median 33 m). - Denham Town - Hannah Town - part of - Jones Town 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 Denham Town 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 Denham Town Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Kingston Public Hospital · Denham Town 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.98330&mlon=-76.80000#map=17/17.98330/-76.80000) Bank JN Bank · Trench Town 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.97863&mlon=-76.80395#map=17/17.97863/-76.80395) ATM NCB ATM · Central Downtown 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96859&mlon=-76.79091#map=17/17.96859/-76.79091) Petrol pump TotalEnergies · Fletchers Land 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.98235&mlon=-76.79092#map=17/17.98235/-76.79092) Hotel Olympia crown hotel · Denham Town 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.97821&mlon=-76.79861#map=17/17.97821/-76.79861) Mall Garmex Freezone and commercial Complex · Greenwich Town 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.97544&mlon=-76.81018#map=17/17.97544/-76.81018) School Denham Town Primary School · Denham Town 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.97779&mlon=-76.80185#map=17/17.97779/-76.80185) College Department of Government, UWI Mona · Denham Town 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.98330&mlon=-76.80000#map=17/17.98330/-76.80000) Police station Denham Town Police Station · Denham Town 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.97780&mlon=-76.80293#map=17/17.97780/-76.80293) 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 Denham Town Places mapped inside Denham Town in open map data, by type. - Hospitals2 - Hotels2 - Schools4 - Colleges and universities1 - Pharmacies2 - Restaurants3 - Police stations1 - Dental clinics1 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 - Central Downtown - Fletchers Land - Franklyn Town - Hannah Town - Parade Gardens - Rae Town - Rockfort - Rollington Town - Rose Gardens - Springfield Gardens - Tivoli Gardens ## Quick answers - Where is Denham Town?In Downtown, Kingston Parish, Jamaica - What borders Denham Town?Hannah Town, Jones Town, Tivoli Gardens and Trench Town - What is there to see in Denham Town?Trench Town Culture Yard Museum, Marcus Garvey, Liberty Hall, Marcus Garvey Museum, National Heroes Memorial - What time zone is Denham Town in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Denham Town?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Denham Town?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Denham Town?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Denham Town?Settlements lie between 29 m and 33 m - What is the best time to visit Denham Town?November to July - Where is the nearest hospital to Denham Town?Kingston Public Hospital, about 0.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Denham Town?JN Bank, about 0.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Denham Town?NCB ATM, about 1.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Denham Town?TotalEnergies, about 1.0 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Denham Town?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Denham Town?JM030103 (OCHA common operational dataset)