# Downtown, Saint Andrew Parish – Communities, Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/downtown/ Development area · Saint Andrew Parish # Downtown Downtown is a development area (Social Development Commission) of Jamaica in Saint Andrew Parish. It covers **5.47 km²**. It is divided into 4 communities. 13 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 31 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 5.5km² - 4communities - 31mapped services ## Where is Downtown? Downtown lies in [Saint Andrew Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 5 other development areas: [Cross Roads](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/cross-roads/), [Downtown](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/kingston/downtown/), [Liguanea](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/liguanea/), [Three Miles](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/kingston/three-miles/) and [Three Miles](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/three-miles/). By area it is the 117th largest of 131 development areas in Jamaica. It covers 1.2% of [Saint Andrew Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/). The centre of Downtown is about 1.4 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 17.9866° N, 76.8006° 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 Downtown OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Downtown: 1 museum. - Trench Town Culture Yard Museum · museum 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: Downtown - 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 Pen2.5 km - Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston5.8 km ### Nearest railway station Spanish Town Railway Station (Spanish Town Central), about 16 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:31) and shortest in Dec (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:30, sunset around 17:34). 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 Downtown Community Area km² Localities Services [Jones Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/downtown/jones-town/) 0.7 2 5 [Mountain Veiw](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/downtown/mountain-veiw/) 1.6 1 8 [Trench Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/downtown/trench-town/) 1.8 5 6 [Vineyard Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/downtown/vineyard-town/) 1.4 5 12 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 Downtown Open gazetteers list **13 villages, towns and localities** in Downtown. The largest with a recorded population: Torrington Park (11,905) and Mountain View Gardens (10,285). Settlements here lie between about 24 m and 177 m above sea level (median 48 m). - Admiral Town - Avon Park - Eden Gardens - Friendship Park - Lyndhurst Park - Mountain View Gardens - Nannyville Gardens - Rose Town - Three Piece - Torrington Park - Trench Town - Vineyard Town - Vineyard Town - part of 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 Downtown Named natural and historic features inside Downtown, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Getting around 1 airfield. - 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 Downtown and the best time to visit In Downtown, 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 Downtown Places mapped inside Downtown in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals1 - Banks1 - ATMs1 - Petrol pumps4 - Schools12 - Colleges and universities2 - Pharmacies4 - Restaurants4 - Police stations2 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 Downtown?In Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica - What borders Downtown?Cross Roads, Downtown, Liguanea, Three Miles and Three Miles - What is there to see in Downtown?Trench Town Culture Yard Museum - What time zone is Downtown in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Downtown?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Downtown?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Downtown?13 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Downtown?Settlements lie between 24 m and 177 m - What is the best time to visit Downtown?November to July - How many hospitals are in Downtown?1 mapped - How many banks are in Downtown?1 mapped - How many ATMs are in Downtown?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Downtown?4 mapped - What is the P-code of Downtown?JM0603 (OCHA common operational dataset)