# Porus, Manchester Parish – Communities, Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/porus/ Development area · Manchester Parish # Porus Porus is a development area (Social Development Commission) of Jamaica in Manchester Parish. It covers **68.8 km²**. It is divided into 4 communities. 20 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 9 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 68.8km² - 4communities - 9mapped services ## Where is Porus? Porus lies in [Manchester Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 4 other development areas: [Asia](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/asia/), [Mandeville](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mandeville/), [May Pen](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/) and [Williamsfield](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/williamsfield/). By area it is the 65th largest of 131 development areas in Jamaica. It covers 8.2% of [Manchester Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/). The centre of Porus is about 65 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 11 km from Mandeville, the main town of Manchester Parish. The centre point is at 18.0012° N, 77.4090° 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 Porus OpenStreetMap lists 4 named sights in Porus: 4 caves. - Clarendon Park Cave · cave - Devil Hole · cave - Harmons Cave · cave - Redberry Cave · cave 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: Porus - 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 Pen62 km - Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel64 km ### Nearest railway station Four Paths Railway Station (1900) (Four Paths), about 12 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 06:32, 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. ## Communities of Porus Community Area km² Localities Services [Broadleaf](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/porus/broadleaf/) 5.1 3 0 [Harmons](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/porus/harmons/) 21 3 0 [Porus](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/porus/porus/) 26 9 7 [Scotts Pass](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/porus/scotts-pass/) 16 5 2 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 Porus Open gazetteers list **20 villages, towns and localities** in Porus. The largest with a recorded population: Porus (5,923). Settlements here lie between about 118 m and 453 m above sea level (median 213 m). - Berrydale - Broadleaf - Browns Town - Clarks Town - Coffee Grove Bottom - Compass Hall - Good Hope - Green Pond - Hampton - Harmons - Melrose - Porus - Ramble - Redberry - Reeves Wood - Saint Toolies - Scotts Pass - Scotts Pass - Part of - Trinity - Whitney Turn 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 Porus and the best time to visit In Porus, the warmest month is Aug (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). 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 April and June to August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 43 Feb 26 23 Mar 26 36 Apr 27 51 May 28 126 Jun 27 91 Jul 28 69 Aug 28 95 Sep 28 128 Oct 27 162 Nov 26 92 Dec 26 49 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Porus Places mapped inside Porus in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Petrol pumps3 - Hotels1 - Schools2 - Pharmacies1 - Restaurants1 - Police stations1 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 Porus?In Manchester Parish, Jamaica - What borders Porus?Asia, Mandeville, May Pen and Williamsfield - What is there to see in Porus?Clarendon Park Cave, Devil Hole, Harmons Cave, Redberry Cave - What time zone is Porus in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Porus?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Porus?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Porus?20 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Porus?Settlements lie between 118 m and 453 m - What is the best time to visit Porus?November to April and June to August - How many petrol pumps are in Porus?3 mapped - What is the P-code of Porus?JM0408 (OCHA common operational dataset)