# Royal Flat Community, Mandeville, Manchester Parish – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mandeville/royal-flat/

Community · Mandeville 

# Royal Flat

Royal Flat is a community of Jamaica in Mandeville, Manchester Parish. It covers **3.45 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 3.5km²
- 2mapped services
- 508 mtypical elevation

## Where is Royal Flat?

Royal Flat lies in [Mandeville](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mandeville/), [Manchester Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 5 other communities: [Comfort](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mandeville/comfort/), [Grey Ground](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mandeville/grey-ground/), [Mandeville](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mandeville/mandeville/), [Richmond](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mandeville/richmond/) and [Williamsfield](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/williamsfield/williamsfield/). By area it is the 640th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 2.1% of [Mandeville](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mandeville/). The centre of Royal Flat is about 71 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 4.5 km from Mandeville, the main town of Mandeville. The centre point is at 18.0506° N, 77.4658° 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 Royal Flat

### Nearby, outside Royal Flat

- New Hall Cave · cave, Richmond2.7 km
- Roxbro Castle · ruins, Richmond3.7 km
- Doris Villa Cave, Greathouse Sink · cave, Mandeville3.7 km
- Caledonia Cave · cave, Mandeville3.8 km
- Alvin Piece Cave · cave, Bellefield3.9 km
- Windhill Cave · cave, Old England4.4 km
- Grove Road Cave · cave, Mandeville5.0 km
- Logan Hole #1 · cave, Old England5.0 km
- Logan Hole #2 · cave, Old England5.2 km
- Old England Midge · cave, May Day5.2 km
- Devil Hole · cave, Porus5.3 km
- Epping Forest Cave · cave, Old England5.4 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: Royal Flat

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

### Nearest airports

- Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel65 km
- Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen68 km

### Nearest railway station

Greenvale Station (Mile Gully), about 13 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:33) and shortest in Dec (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:33, sunset around 17:36).

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 Royal Flat

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Royal Flat.

- Comfort
- Royal Flat
- Royal Flats

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 Royal Flat and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Mandeville, the warmest month is Aug (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C), after allowing for this place being about 153 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 March**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 26 43 

Feb 27 23 

Mar 27 36 

Apr 28 51 

May 29 126 

Jun 28 91 

Jul 29 69 

Aug 29 95 

Sep 29 128 

Oct 28 162 

Nov 27 92 

Dec 27 49 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Royal Flat

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hargreaves Memorial Hospital · Mandeville 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.04378&mlon=-77.50729#map=17/18.04378/-77.50729) 

Bank National Peoples Cooperative Bank of Jamaica · Mandeville 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.04267&mlon=-77.50492#map=17/18.04267/-77.50492) 

ATM National Commercial Bank · Mandeville 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.04584&mlon=-77.50786#map=17/18.04584/-77.50786) 

Petrol pump Texaco · Williamsfield 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.06514&mlon=-77.46589#map=17/18.06514/-77.46589) 

Hotel Mandeville Hotel · Mandeville 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.03872&mlon=-77.50596#map=17/18.03872/-77.50596) 

Mall Elethe Mall · Mandeville 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.04685&mlon=-77.50705#map=17/18.04685/-77.50705) 

School Our Lady of Hope Basic School · Williamsfield 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.07064&mlon=-77.45793#map=17/18.07064/-77.45793) 

College Catholic College of Mandeville · Williamsfield 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.07117&mlon=-77.45826#map=17/18.07117/-77.45826) 

Police station Williamsfield Police Station · Williamsfield 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.07057&mlon=-77.46524#map=17/18.07057/-77.46524) 

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 Royal Flat

Places mapped inside Royal Flat in open map data, by type.

- Pharmacies1
- Restaurants1

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 Mandeville

- Cedar Grove
- Comfort
- Fairfield
- George's Valley
- Greenvale
- Grey Ground
- Grove Place
- Hatfield
- Huntley
- Knockpatrick
- Lyndhurst
- Mandeville
- May Day
- Mike Town
- New Green
- Old England
- Richmond
- Somerset
- Spur Tree
- Waltham

## Quick answers

- Where is Royal Flat?In Mandeville, Manchester Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Royal Flat?Comfort, Grey Ground, Mandeville, Richmond and Williamsfield
- What is there to see in Royal Flat?New Hall Cave, Roxbro Castle, Doris Villa Cave, Greathouse Sink, Caledonia Cave
- What time zone is Royal Flat in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Royal Flat?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Royal Flat?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Royal Flat?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Royal Flat?November to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Royal Flat?Hargreaves Memorial Hospital, about 4.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Royal Flat?National Peoples Cooperative Bank of Jamaica, about 4.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Royal Flat?National Commercial Bank, about 4.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Royal Flat?Texaco, about 1.6 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Royal Flat?JM040518 (OCHA common operational dataset)