# Portland Parish, Jamaica – Development areas, Population & Map

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Parish · Jamaica 

# Portland Parish

Portland Parish is a parish of Jamaica. It had an estimated **81,744 people** in 2011 on 814 km² (about 100 per km²). Its main town is Port Antonio. It is divided into 10 development areas. 315 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 170 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 81,744people (2011)
- 814km²
- 10development areas
- 170mapped services

## How many people live in Portland Parish?

Portland Parish had an estimated **81,744 people** in 2011 — 3.0% of Jamaica, 12th of 14 parishes. There are 980 women for every 1,000 men (below the Jamaica figure of 1,022). Spread over 814 km², that is about **100 people per km²**, 13th of 14 parishes.

25.3% of people are children under 15 and 9.4% are 65 or older; the median age is about 28 years (it is 28 across Jamaica). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 53 children and older people.

0–4 ****5,859**

5–9 ****6,607**

10–14 ****8,256**

15–19 ****8,806**

20–24 ****7,047**

25–29 ****6,244**

30–34 ****4,787**

35–39 ****5,089**

40–44 ****6,231**

45–49 ****4,744**

50–54 ****4,290**

55–59 ****3,224**

60–64 ****2,874**

65+ ****7,686**

Source: [Statistical Institute of Jamaica via OCHA HDX, population (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ps-jam).

## Where is Portland Parish?

Portland Parish lies in [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 3 other parishes: [Saint Andrew Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/), [Saint Mary Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/) and [Saint Thomas Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/). By area it is the 7th largest of 14 parishes in Jamaica. It covers 7.4% of [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). The centre of Portland Parish is about 31 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.1274° N, 76.5375° 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 Portland Parish

OpenStreetMap lists 120 named sights in Portland Parish: 79 caves; 12 attractions; 12 waterfalls; 4 ruins; 4 beachs; 3 viewpoints; 2 archaeological sites; 1 museum; 1 monument; 1 volcano; 1 national park.

- Charles Town Museum and Safu (Asafu) Yard · museum
- Approximate Site of Nanny Town · archaeological site
- Approximate Site of Nanny Town · archaeological site
- Bernard Falls · waterfall
- Big Dunn Falls · waterfall
- Cascade Falls · waterfall
- Great Cascade · waterfall
- Great Cascade · waterfall
- High Fall · waterfall
- Holywell Waterfall · waterfall
- Marston Spring Falls · waterfall
- Nanny Falls · waterfall
- Nonsuch Falls · waterfall
- Scatter Falls · waterfall
- Summerset Falls · waterfall
- Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park · national park
- Bikini Beach · beach
- Bryan's Bay Fishing Beach · beach
- Frenchman's Cove Beach · beach
- ShanShy Beach · beach
- Alligator Head · viewpoint
- Cascade Falls Viewpoint · viewpoint
- Waterfall Viewpoint · viewpoint
- Bremen Valley · attraction
- Bybrook Valley · attraction
- Cannon Cliff · attraction
- Devil's Elbow · attraction
- Fish Dun Falls · attraction
- Orange Vale Plantation Ruins (18th c.) · attraction
- Plum Valley · attraction

…and 90 more.

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: Portland Parish

- 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) · Kingston34 km
- Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen34 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:29) and shortest in Dec (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:29, sunset around 17:32).

Month Sunrise Sunset Daylight 

Jan 06:40 17:49 11.1 h 

Feb 06:34 18:06 11.5 h 

Mar 06:15 18:16 12.0 h 

Apr 05:50 18:22 12.5 h 

May 05:33 18:31 13.0 h 

Jun 05:29 18:42 13.2 h 

Jul 05:38 18:45 13.1 h 

Aug 05:48 18:33 12.8 h 

Sep 05:53 18:09 12.3 h 

Oct 05:59 17:44 11.8 h 

Nov 06:12 17:29 11.3 h 

Dec 06:29 17:32 11.1 h 

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.

## Development areas of Portland Parish

Development area Area km² Communities Services 

[Alligator Pond](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/alligator-pond/) 5.6 1 12 

[Buff Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/buff-bay/) 131 8 4 

[Drivers River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/drivers-river/) 168 11 33 

[Green Island](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/green-island/) 11 1 0 

[Lucea](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/lucea/) 13 1 0 

[Port Antonio Urban Centre](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/port-antonio-urban-centre/) 31 6 115 

[Red Hills](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/red-hills/) 7.0 1 0 

[Rio Grande](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/rio-grande/) 257 8 4 

[Spanish River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/spanish-river/) 52 3 0 

[Swift River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/swift-river/) 138 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/).

## Largest towns in Portland Parish

- Port Antonio14,400
- Buff Bay2,757
- Manchioneal2,321
- Hope Bay1,666
- Moore Town1,119

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/).

Populations as recorded in GeoNames, which may be older than the estimates above.

## Landscape and landmarks of Portland Parish

Named natural and historic features inside Portland Parish, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

76 rivers and streams.

- Annies River
- Anns Spring
- Back Rio Grande
- Back River
- Back River
- Banana River
- Belle Spring
- Besa River
- Bird River
- Black River
- Bossue River
- Bossue River
- Buff Bay River
- Bybrook River
- Caneside River
- Catalina River
- Cattawood Spring
- Cave Bottom River
- Christmas River
- Coffee River
- Corn Husk River
- Crooked Gut
- Cuffies Spring
- Daniel Spring

…and 52 more.

### Coast and islands

12 headlands; 3 bays; 1 beach.

- Alligator Head
- Booby North Point
- Boston Beach
- Boston Pen Point
- Burnetts Point
- Downers Bluff
- Fanny Bay
- Franciscos Bay
- Lynches Bay
- Northeast Point
- Old Fort Point
- Palmetto Point
- Pegg Point
- Savanna Point
- Sharpnose Point
- Welshwomans Point

### Hills and mountains

40 hills; 14 mountains; 10 mountain passes; 2 peaks; 2 valleys.

- Middle Peak · 2,223 m
- Sugar Loaf Peak · 2,132 m
- High Peak · 2,069 m
- John Crow Peak · 1,719 m
- Stoddards Peak · 1,650 m
- Silver Hill Peak · 1,590 m
- Morces Gap · 1,489 m
- Hardwar Gap · 1,218 m
- Mount Horeb · 1,076 m
- High Peak · 1,062 m
- Trafalgar Gap · 1,044 m
- Haycock Hill · 1,039 m
- Bremen Valley · 1,037 m
- Silver Hill Gap · 1,035 m
- Two Claw Peak · 1,014 m
- Fox Gap · 973 m
- Pigeon Hill · 948 m
- Hog Grass Bump · 939 m
- Thompsons Gap · 892 m
- French Plant Hill · 856 m
- High Peak · 821 m
- McGeanys Gap · 799 m
- Clifton Hill · 749 m
- Juniper Gap · 737 m

…and 44 more.

### Forests and nature

2 parks.

- Carder Park
- Hollywell Park-Portland Parish

### History

1 ancient site.

- Nanny Town

### Getting around

3 airfields; 2 bridges; 1 railway station; 1 lighthouse.

- Buff Bay
- Folly Point Lighthouse
- Ken Jones Aerodrome
- Manchioneal
- Priestman's River Bridge
- Rio Grande Bridge
- Windsor Castle Station

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 Portland Parish and the best time to visit

In Portland Parish, the warmest month is Aug (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Feb (26 °C). About 980 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (180 mm) and the driest Feb (18 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to June**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 26 35 

Feb 26 18 

Mar 26 27 

Apr 27 40 

May 27 117 

Jun 28 101 

Jul 28 75 

Aug 28 111 

Sep 28 131 

Oct 28 180 

Nov 27 94 

Dec 27 51 

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

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Portland Parish

Places mapped inside Portland Parish in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.

- Hospitals1
- Banks8
- Petrol pumps10
- Hotels63
- Shopping malls1
- Schools15
- Colleges and universities5
- Pharmacies5
- Restaurants59
- Police stations2
- 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.

## Quick answers

- Where is Portland Parish?In Jamaica
- What is the population of Portland Parish?81,744 (2011 estimate)
- What is the median age in Portland Parish?About 28 years (2011 estimate)
- What is the population density of Portland Parish?About 100 people per km²
- What borders Portland Parish?Saint Andrew Parish, Saint Mary Parish and Saint Thomas Parish
- What is there to see in Portland Parish?Alligator Head, Anchovy Cave, Approximate Site of Nanny Town, Approximate Site of Nanny Town
- What time zone is Portland Parish in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Portland Parish?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Portland Parish?English (main languages nationally)
- What is the largest town in Portland Parish?Port Antonio
- What is the highest point in Portland Parish?Middle Peak (2,223 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Portland Parish?November to June
- How many hospitals are in Portland Parish?1 mapped
- How many banks are in Portland Parish?8 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Portland Parish?10 mapped
- What is the P-code of Portland Parish?JM05 (OCHA common operational dataset)