# Papine, Saint Andrew Parish – Communities, Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/papine/ Development area · Saint Andrew Parish # Papine Papine is a development area (Social Development Commission) of Jamaica in Saint Andrew Parish. It covers **140.0 km²**. It is divided into 10 communities. 78 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 75 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 140km² - 10communities - 75mapped services ## Where is Papine? Papine lies in [Saint Andrew Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 12 other development areas: [Buff Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/buff-bay/), [Constant Spring](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/constant-spring/), [Downtown](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/kingston/downtown/), [Harbour View](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/harbour-view/), [Liguanea](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/liguanea/), [Lucea](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/lucea/), [Lucea](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/lucea/), [Spanish River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/spanish-river/), [Stony Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/stony-hill/), [Swift River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/swift-river/), [Trinityville](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/trinityville/) and [Yallahs](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/yallahs/). By area it is the 26th largest of 131 development areas in Jamaica. It covers 31.8% of [Saint Andrew Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/). The centre of Papine is about 12 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.0322° N, 76.6901° 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 Papine OpenStreetMap lists 14 named sights in Papine: 6 caves; 3 attractions; 2 waterfalls; 1 viewpoint; 1 ruins; 1 memorial. - Falling Edge Waterfalls · waterfall - Gordon Town Falls · waterfall - Scenic view over Kingston · viewpoint - Bebe's Corner · attraction - Holywell National Park · attraction - Peter's Rock · attraction - Charlottenberg Great House · ruins - Cherstervale Tunnel · cave - Corn Hill Gully Cave · cave - Dallas Castle Caves · cave - Glade Cave · cave - Hope River Sink · cave - Mount Rossana Cave · cave - Sculpture Park · memorial 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: Papine - Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Jamaica - CurrencyDollar (JMD) - Country calling code+1-876 - LanguagesEnglish - Plug typesType A, B - Driving sideLeft ### Nearest airports - Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston15 km - Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen15 km ### Nearest railway station Spanish Town Railway Station (Spanish Town Central), about 28 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 Papine Community Area km² Localities Services [August Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/papine/august-town/) 4.5 2 10 [Constitution Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/papine/constitution-hill/) 16 4 0 [Content Gap](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/papine/content-gap/) 6.1 6 0 [Dallas](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/papine/dallas/) 16 5 0 [Gordon Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/papine/gordon-town/) 5.2 8 2 [Irish Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/papine/irish-town/) 20 13 10 [Mavis Bank](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/papine/mavis-bank/) 39 16 4 [Papine](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/papine/papine/) 4.5 5 47 [St. Peter's](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/papine/st-peter-s/) 14 10 1 [Woodford](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/papine/woodford/) 15 10 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 Papine Open gazetteers list **78 villages, towns and localities** in Papine. The largest with a recorded population: Tower Hill (12,184), Mavis Bank (1,821) and Gordon Town (1,088). Settlements here lie between about 143 m and 1,456 m above sea level (median 795 m). - August Town - Bellevue - Bermuda Mount - Bermuda Mountain - Candlelight - Charlottenberg House - Chestervale - Cinchona Heights - Claremont - Clydesdale - Cold Spring - Constitution Hill - Content Gap - Cooperage - Cottage - Craighton - Craigton - Dallas - Dallas Castle - Elletson Flats - Enfield - Flamstead - Free Town - Galloway Gap - Galloway Lodge - Gayle Mountain - Ginger Piece - Good Hope - Gordon Town - Green Valley - Greenwich - Grove - Guava Ridge - Halls Delight - Happy Gate - Happy Grove - Hermitage - Hope Flat - Hopewell - Industry Village - Irish Town - Jack Allen - Kintyer - Lime Tree - Lindos Gap - Mavis Bank - Middleton - Millers Gap - Mocho House - Mona Commons - Montpelier - Mount Charles - Mount Faraway - Mount Lebanon - Mount Olive - Newcastle - Papine - Penfield - Peters Rock - Phillips Valley - Pine Grove - Pleasant Hill - Red Light - Resource - Rose Hill - Saint Peter’s - Salt Hill - Somerset - St. Peter's - Stafford Hall - Stavely Park - Stone Leigh - Strawberry Hill - The Cooperage - Tower Hill - Valda - Westphalia - Woodford 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 Papine Named natural and historic features inside Papine, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 13 rivers and streams. - Barbecue River - Cascade River - Clyde River - Fall River - Hog Hole River - Hope River - Jew River - Juba Spring - Limestone River - Salt River - Savanna River - Trumpet Tree Gully - Yallahas River ### Hills and mountains 10 mountains; 6 hills; 3 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 - Content Gap · 1,067 m - Clifton Mount · 920 m - Little Pleasant Hill · 879 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 - Long Mountain · 458 m - Pleasant Hill · 312 m ### Forests and nature 1 forest; 1 park. - Holywell Park-Saint Andrew Parish - Trumpet Tree 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 Papine and the best time to visit In Papine, 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 Papine Places mapped inside Papine in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals2 - Banks3 - ATMs4 - Petrol pumps1 - Hotels12 - Schools25 - Colleges and universities7 - Pharmacies1 - Restaurants18 - 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 Papine?In Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica - What borders Papine?Buff Bay, Constant Spring, Downtown, Harbour View, Liguanea, Lucea, Lucea, Spanish River, Stony Hill, Swift River, Trinityville and Yallahs - What is there to see in Papine?Bebe's Corner, Charlottenberg Great House, Cherstervale Tunnel, Corn Hill Gully Cave - What time zone is Papine in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Papine?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Papine?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Papine?78 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Papine?Settlements lie between 143 m and 1,456 m - What is the highest point in Papine?Sir Johns Peak (1,912 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Papine?November to July - How many hospitals are in Papine?2 mapped - How many banks are in Papine?3 mapped - How many ATMs are in Papine?4 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Papine?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Papine?JM0612 (OCHA common operational dataset)