# Lucea, Saint Andrew Parish – Communities, Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/lucea/ Development area · Saint Andrew Parish # Lucea Lucea is a development area (Social Development Commission) of Jamaica in Saint Andrew Parish. It covers **6.99 km²**. It is divided into 1 community. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 7.0km² - 1community - 1mapped service ## Where is Lucea? Lucea lies in [Saint Andrew Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 3 other development areas: [Constant Spring](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/constant-spring/), [Liguanea](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/liguanea/) and [Papine](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/papine/). By area it is the 108th largest of 131 development areas in Jamaica. It covers 1.6% of [Saint Andrew Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/). The centre of Lucea is about 7.1 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.0430° N, 76.7467° 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 Lucea OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Lucea: 1 cave. - Mammee River 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: Lucea - 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) · Kingston13 km ### Nearest railway station Spanish Town Railway Station (Spanish Town Central), about 23 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). 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 Lucea Community Area km² Localities Services [Maryland](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/lucea/maryland/) 7.0 4 1 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 Lucea Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Lucea. Settlements here lie between about 348 m and 709 m above sea level (median 448 m). - Hope Estate - Liguanea Ridge - Mammie River - Maryland 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 Lucea Named natural and historic features inside Lucea, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Mammee River 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 Lucea and the best time to visit In Lucea, 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 Lucea Places mapped inside Lucea in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Restaurants1 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 Lucea?In Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica - What borders Lucea?Constant Spring, Liguanea and Papine - What is there to see in Lucea?Mammee River Cave - What time zone is Lucea in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Lucea?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Lucea?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Lucea?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Lucea?Settlements lie between 348 m and 709 m - What is the best time to visit Lucea?November to July - What is the P-code of Lucea?JM0609 (OCHA common operational dataset)