# Port Antonio Urban Centre, Portland Parish – Communities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/port-antonio-urban-centre/ Development area · Portland Parish # Port Antonio Urban Centre Port Antonio Urban Centre is a development area (Social Development Commission) of Jamaica in Portland Parish. It covers **30.7 km²**. Its main town is Port Antonio. It is divided into 6 communities. 21 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 115 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 30.7km² - 6communities - 115mapped services ## Where is Port Antonio Urban Centre? Port Antonio Urban Centre lies in [Portland Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 3 other development areas: [Alligator Pond](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/alligator-pond/), [Drivers River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/drivers-river/) and [Rio Grande](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/rio-grande/). By area it is the 80th largest of 131 development areas in Jamaica. It covers 3.8% of [Portland Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/). The centre of Port Antonio Urban Centre is about 40 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 2.0 km from Port Antonio, the main town of Portland Parish. The centre point is at 18.1781° N, 76.4710° 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 Port Antonio Urban Centre OpenStreetMap lists 21 named sights in Port Antonio Urban Centre: 11 caves; 4 beachs; 3 ruins; 1 monument; 1 viewpoint; 1 attraction. - Bikini Beach · beach - Bryan's Bay Fishing Beach · beach - Frenchman's Cove Beach · beach - ShanShy Beach · beach - Alligator Head · viewpoint - Cannon Cliff · attraction - Bog Hole · cave - Builder's Depot · ruins - Burlington Tunnel · cave - Cenotaph · monument - Drapers Cave 1 · cave - Drapers Cave 2 · cave - Drapers Cave 3 · cave - Drapers Sink · cave - Fort George, 1729 · ruins - Freemason's Building · ruins - Kings Gutter Cave · cave - Passley Gardens Cave · cave - River Mouth Cave · cave - Snow Hill Cave · cave - Stony Hill 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: Port Antonio Urban Centre - 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 Pen43 km - Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston43 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:29) and shortest in Dec (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:29, sunset around 17:32). 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 Port Antonio Urban Centre Community Area km² Localities Services [Boundbrook](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/port-antonio-urban-centre/boundbrook/) 6.3 3 20 [Breastworks](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/port-antonio-urban-centre/breastworks/) 5.5 6 2 [Central Port Antonio](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/port-antonio-urban-centre/central-port-antonio/) 2.8 2 60 [Drapers](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/port-antonio-urban-centre/drapers/) 5.0 4 23 [Norwich](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/port-antonio-urban-centre/norwich/) 4.6 3 7 [Snow Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/port-antonio-urban-centre/snow-hill/) 6.5 3 3 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 Port Antonio Urban Centre Open gazetteers list **21 villages, towns and localities** in Port Antonio Urban Centre. The largest with a recorded population: Port Antonio (14,400). Settlements here lie between about 2 m and 184 m above sea level (median 45 m). - Bermuda - Blue Hole - Boundbrook Heights - Breastworks - Bryans Bay - Burlington - Drapers - Fern Hill - Georges Hope - Norwich - Perseverance - Port Antonio - Prospect - Red Hassel - Richmond Hill - San San Bay - Shotover - Snow Hill - Spring Bank - Stony Hill - Whitehall 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). ## Landscape and landmarks of Port Antonio Urban Centre Named natural and historic features inside Port Antonio Urban Centre, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - West Town River ### Coast and islands 3 headlands; 1 bay. - Alligator Head - Burnetts Point - Downers Bluff - Fanny Bay ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Shotover · 321 m 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 Port Antonio Urban Centre and the best time to visit In Port Antonio Urban Centre, 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 Port Antonio Urban Centre Places mapped inside Port Antonio Urban Centre in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals1 - Banks8 - Petrol pumps5 - Hotels38 - Shopping malls1 - Schools9 - Colleges and universities5 - Pharmacies4 - Restaurants41 - 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 Port Antonio Urban Centre?In Portland Parish, Jamaica - What borders Port Antonio Urban Centre?Alligator Pond, Drivers River and Rio Grande - What is there to see in Port Antonio Urban Centre?Alligator Head, Bikini Beach, Bog Hole, Bryan's Bay Fishing Beach - What time zone is Port Antonio Urban Centre in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Port Antonio Urban Centre?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Port Antonio Urban Centre?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Port Antonio Urban Centre?21 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Port Antonio Urban Centre?Settlements lie between 2 m and 184 m - What is the highest point in Port Antonio Urban Centre?Shotover (321 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Port Antonio Urban Centre?November to June - How many hospitals are in Port Antonio Urban Centre?1 mapped - How many banks are in Port Antonio Urban Centre?8 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Port Antonio Urban Centre?5 mapped - What is the P-code of Port Antonio Urban Centre?JM0506 (OCHA common operational dataset)