# Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica – Development areas & Population

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Parish · Jamaica 

# Saint Andrew Parish

Saint Andrew Parish is a parish of Jamaica. It had an estimated **573,369 people** in 2011 on 440 km² (about 1,302 per km²). Its main town is Kingston. It is divided into 15 development areas. 313 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1,117 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 573,369people (2011)
- 440km²
- 15development areas
- 1,117mapped services

## How many people live in Saint Andrew Parish?

Saint Andrew Parish had an estimated **573,369 people** in 2011 — 21.3% of Jamaica, the most populous of 14 parishes. There are 1,090 women for every 1,000 men (above the Jamaica figure of 1,022). Spread over 440 km², that is about **1,302 people per km²**, 2nd of 14 parishes.

22.6% of people are children under 15 and 7.5% are 65 or older; the median age is about 29 years (it is 28 across Jamaica). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 43 children and older people.

0–4 ****36,811**

5–9 ****38,736**

10–14 ****53,865**

15–19 ****56,613**

20–24 ****58,226**

25–29 ****52,388**

30–34 ****42,147**

35–39 ****39,460**

40–44 ****39,931**

45–49 ****41,950**

50–54 ****29,498**

55–59 ****21,791**

60–64 ****18,680**

65+ ****43,273**

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

## Where is Saint Andrew Parish?

Saint Andrew Parish lies in [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 5 other parishes: [Kingston Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/kingston/), [Portland Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/), [Saint Catherine Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/), [Saint Mary Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/) and [Saint Thomas Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/). By area it is the 13th largest of 14 parishes in Jamaica. It covers 4.0% of [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). The centre of Saint Andrew Parish is about 7.7 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.0592° N, 76.7608° 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 Saint Andrew Parish

OpenStreetMap lists 52 named sights in Saint Andrew Parish: 27 caves; 11 attractions; 3 museums; 3 viewpoints; 3 waterfalls; 1 beach; 1 zoo; 1 national park; 1 ruins; 1 memorial.

- Bob Marley museum · museum
- Peter tosh museum · museum
- Trench Town Culture Yard Museum · museum
- Cane River Waterfall · waterfall
- Falling Edge Waterfalls · waterfall
- Gordon Town Falls · waterfall
- Hope Royal Botanical Gardens · national park
- Wicki Wacki beach · beach
- Kingston Viewpoint · viewpoint
- Powergen ltd · viewpoint
- Scenic view over Kingston · viewpoint
- Bebe's Corner · attraction
- Boone Hall Oasis · attraction
- Cane River Waterfall · attraction
- Devon House · attraction
- Devon House (1881)\ · attraction
- Ferry Inn (1684) · attraction
- Fort Nugent's Martello Tower · attraction
- Holywell National Park · attraction
- Peter's Rock · attraction
- UWI Honour Roll Monument · attraction
- helShire beach · attraction
- Bloxburgh Cave · cave
- Charlottenberg Great House · ruins
- Cherstervale Tunnel · cave
- Corn Hill Gully Cave · cave
- Cow Cave · cave
- Dallas Castle Caves · cave
- Day After Cave · cave
- Diamond 1 · cave

…and 22 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: Saint Andrew 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

- Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen10 km
- Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston14 km

### Nearest railway station

Spanish Town Railway Station (Spanish Town Central), about 22 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:30) and shortest in Dec (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:30, sunset around 17:33).

Month Sunrise Sunset Daylight 

Jan 06:41 17:50 11.2 h 

Feb 06:34 18:07 11.5 h 

Mar 06:16 18:17 12.0 h 

Apr 05:51 18:23 12.5 h 

May 05:34 18:32 13.0 h 

Jun 05:30 18:43 13.2 h 

Jul 05:39 18:46 13.1 h 

Aug 05:49 18:34 12.8 h 

Sep 05:54 18:10 12.3 h 

Oct 05:59 17:45 11.8 h 

Nov 06:12 17:30 11.3 h 

Dec 06:30 17:33 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 Saint Andrew Parish

Development area Area km² Communities Services 

[Constant Spring](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/constant-spring/) 26 4 178 

[Cross Roads](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/cross-roads/) 5.9 3 136 

[Downtown](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/downtown/) 5.5 4 31 

[Duhaney Park](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/duhaney-park/) 9.1 9 40 

[Half Way Tree](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/half-way-tree/) 9.7 7 242 

[Harbour View](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/harbour-view/) 38 5 24 

[Kellits](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/kellits/) 19 1 1 

[Liguanea](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/liguanea/) 16 3 132 

[Lucea](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/lucea/) 7.0 1 1 

[May Pen](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/may-pen/) 0.7 1 5 

[New Kingston](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/new-kingston/) 3.5 2 194 

[Papine](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/papine/) 140 10 75 

[Red Hills](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/red-hills/) 48 2 4 

[Stony Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/stony-hill/) 101 8 15 

[Three Miles](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/three-miles/) 11 9 39 

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 Saint Andrew Parish

- Kingston937,700
- New Kingston583,958
- Half Way Tree18,552
- Constant Spring12,830
- Tower Hill12,184
- Torrington Park11,905
- Penwood11,563
- Mountain View Gardens10,285
- Stony Hill8,551
- Mona Heights2,887
- Mavis Bank1,821
- Gordon Town1,088

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 Saint Andrew Parish

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

### Water

28 rivers and streams; 2 reservoirs and tanks.

- Barbecue River
- Boar River
- Bull Bay River
- Cascade River
- Chalky River
- Clyde River
- Fall River
- Foxes River
- Georges Spring
- Ginger River
- Hermitage Reservoir
- Hog Hole River
- Hope River
- Iron River
- Jew River
- Juba Spring
- Limestone River
- Little Tom River
- Mammee River
- Mammee River
- Mona Reservoir
- Plantain River
- Salt River
- Sandy Gully

…and 6 more.

### Hills and mountains

23 hills; 20 mountains; 4 mountain passes.

- Sir Johns Peak · 1,912 m
- Markham Hill · 1,686 m
- Catherines Peak · 1,502 m
- Cold Spring Gap · 1,353 m
- Lemerick Mount · 1,344 m
- Mount Dorothy · 1,283 m
- Hardwar Gap · 1,218 m
- Bellevue Peak · 1,151 m
- Mount Cressy · 1,101 m
- Content Gap · 1,067 m
- Clifton Mount · 920 m
- Mount Belmore · 897 m
- Williton Hill · 890 m
- Little Pleasant Hill · 879 m
- Leith Hall Gap · 754 m
- Coopers Hill · 750 m
- Mount Industry · 750 m
- Derby Peak · 733 m
- Norbrook Mountain · 728 m
- Dallas Mountain · 697 m
- Union Hill · 692 m
- Hymans Hill · 671 m
- Oldburn Hill · 607 m
- Mount Atlas · 591 m

…and 23 more.

### Forests and nature

3 gardens; 2 parks; 1 forest; 1 zoo.

- Chinese Garden, Hope Royal Botanic Gardens
- Emancipation Park
- Holywell Park-Saint Andrew Parish
- Hope Gardens
- Hope Royal Botanical Gardens
- Hope Zoo
- Trumpet Tree

### History

1 ruin; 1 historic site; 1 museum.

- Bob Marley Museum
- Fort Nugent
- Stony Hill Barracks

### Estates

1 estate.

- Mona

### Getting around

2 bridges; 1 airfield.

- Cassia Park Bridge
- Queensborough Bridge
- Up Park Camp

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 Saint Andrew Parish and the best time to visit

In Saint Andrew Parish, 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/).

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Saint Andrew Parish

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

- Hospitals36
- Banks81
- ATMs23
- Petrol pumps80
- Hotels74
- Shopping malls58
- Schools180
- Colleges and universities44
- Cinemas6
- Pharmacies79
- Restaurants386
- Police stations20
- Dental clinics50

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 Saint Andrew Parish?In Jamaica
- What is the population of Saint Andrew Parish?573,369 (2011 estimate)
- What is the median age in Saint Andrew Parish?About 29 years (2011 estimate)
- What is the population density of Saint Andrew Parish?About 1,302 people per km²
- What borders Saint Andrew Parish?Kingston Parish, Portland Parish, Saint Catherine Parish, Saint Mary Parish and Saint Thomas Parish
- What is there to see in Saint Andrew Parish?Bebe's Corner, Bloxburgh Cave, Bob Marley museum, Boone Hall Oasis
- What time zone is Saint Andrew Parish in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Saint Andrew Parish?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Saint Andrew Parish?English (main languages nationally)
- What is the largest town in Saint Andrew Parish?Kingston
- How many reservoirs and tanks are in Saint Andrew Parish?2 named in GeoNames
- What is the highest point in Saint Andrew Parish?Sir Johns Peak (1,912 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Saint Andrew Parish?November to July
- How many hospitals are in Saint Andrew Parish?36 mapped
- How many banks are in Saint Andrew Parish?81 mapped
- How many ATMs are in Saint Andrew Parish?23 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Saint Andrew Parish?80 mapped
- What is the P-code of Saint Andrew Parish?JM06 (OCHA common operational dataset)