# Mona Community, Liguanea, Saint Andrew Parish – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/liguanea/mona/ Community · Liguanea # Mona Mona is a community of Jamaica in Liguanea, Saint Andrew Parish. It covers **5.05 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 42 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 5.0km² - 42mapped services - 199 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mona? Mona lies in [Liguanea](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/liguanea/), [Saint Andrew Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 3 other communities: [August Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/papine/august-town/), [Liguanea](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/liguanea/liguanea/) and [Papine](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/papine/papine/). By area it is the 580th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 30.8% of [Liguanea](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/liguanea/). The centre of Mona is about 4.6 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.0065° N, 76.7516° 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 Mona OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Mona: 1 attraction. - UWI Honour Roll Monument · attraction ### Nearby, outside Mona - Sculpture Park · memorial, Papine1.6 km - Hope Royal Botanical Gardens · national park, Liguanea2.0 km - Hope Zoo · zoo, Liguanea2.2 km - Wareika House · ruins, Rockfort2.6 km - Bob Marley museum · museum, Liguanea3.3 km - Bebe's Corner · attraction, Gordon Town3.4 km - Dallas Castle Caves · cave, Dallas3.5 km - Peter tosh museum · museum, New Kingston4.0 km - Devon House · attraction, Barbican4.2 km - Devon House (1881)\ · attraction, Barbican4.2 km - Hope River Sink · cave, Dallas4.5 km - Rockfort Cave · cave, Rockfort4.6 km 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: Mona - 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 Pen7.9 km - Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston8.7 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 05:31) and shortest in Dec (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:30, sunset around 17:33). 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. ## Villages and localities in Mona Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Mona. The largest with a recorded population: Mona Heights (2,887). Settlements here lie between about 170 m and 213 m above sea level (median 199 m). - College Commons - Mona - Mona Heights - Wellington Glade 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 Mona Named natural and historic features inside Mona, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Mona Reservoir 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 Mona and the best time to visit Using the climate of Liguanea, 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/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mona Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Tony Thwaites Wing · Mona 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.00963&mlon=-76.74490#map=17/18.00963/-76.74490) Bank NCB · Mona 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.00492&mlon=-76.74730#map=17/18.00492/-76.74730) ATM NCB · Mona 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.00727&mlon=-76.74760#map=17/18.00727/-76.74760) Petrol pump TotalEnergies, Mona · Mona 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.00852&mlon=-76.75309#map=17/18.00852/-76.75309) Hotel Kingston Cottage · Mona 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.01404&mlon=-76.75781#map=17/18.01404/-76.75781) Mall Welcome Plaza · Liguanea 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.01935&mlon=-76.76245#map=17/18.01935/-76.76245) School Bright Start Nursery and Kindergarten · Mona 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.00327&mlon=-76.75026#map=17/18.00327/-76.75026) College Faculty of Engineering · Mona 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.00520&mlon=-76.75062#map=17/18.00520/-76.75062) Police station UWI Mona Police Station · Mona 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.99775&mlon=-76.74409#map=17/17.99775/-76.74409) Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Mona Places mapped inside Mona in open map data, by type. - Hospitals7 - Banks6 - ATMs1 - Petrol pumps2 - Hotels2 - Schools8 - Colleges and universities7 - Pharmacies1 - Restaurants6 - Police stations1 - 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. ## Other communities in Liguanea - Jacks Hill - Liguanea ## Quick answers - Where is Mona?In Liguanea, Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica - What borders Mona?August Town, Liguanea and Papine - What is there to see in Mona?UWI Honour Roll Monument - What time zone is Mona in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Mona?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Mona?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Mona?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Mona?Settlements lie between 170 m and 213 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Mona?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Mona?November to July - Where is the nearest hospital to Mona?Tony Thwaites Wing, about 0.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mona?NCB, about 0.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Mona?NCB, about 0.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mona?TotalEnergies, Mona, about 0.3 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Mona?7 mapped - How many banks are in Mona?6 mapped - How many ATMs are in Mona?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Mona?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Mona?JM060803 (OCHA common operational dataset)