# Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica – Development areas

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Parish · Jamaica 

# Saint Catherine Parish

Saint Catherine Parish is a parish of Jamaica. It had an estimated **516,218 people** in 2011 on 1,178 km² (about 438 per km²). Its main town is Spanish Town. It is divided into 7 development areas. 524 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 487 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 516,218people (2011)
- 1,178km²
- 7development areas
- 487mapped services

## How many people live in Saint Catherine Parish?

Saint Catherine Parish had an estimated **516,218 people** in 2011 — 19.1% of Jamaica, 2nd of 14 parishes. There are 1,062 women for every 1,000 men (above the Jamaica figure of 1,022). Spread over 1,178 km², that is about **438 people per km²**, 3rd of 14 parishes.

26.1% of people are children under 15 and 7.0% are 65 or older; the median age is about 28 years (it is 28 across Jamaica). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 49 children and older people.

0–4 ****40,596**

5–9 ****43,777**

10–14 ****50,603**

15–19 ****51,509**

20–24 ****48,219**

25–29 ****44,704**

30–34 ****38,521**

35–39 ****38,565**

40–44 ****32,695**

45–49 ****27,047**

50–54 ****27,549**

55–59 ****19,663**

60–64 ****16,871**

65+ ****35,897**

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 Catherine Parish?

Saint Catherine Parish lies in [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 4 other parishes: [Clarendon Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/), [Saint Andrew Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/), [Saint Ann Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/) and [Saint Mary Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/). By area it is the 4th largest of 14 parishes in Jamaica. It covers 10.8% of [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). The centre of Saint Catherine Parish is about 25 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.0502° N, 77.0237° 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 Catherine Parish

OpenStreetMap lists 152 named sights in Saint Catherine Parish: 120 caves; 9 attractions; 5 ruins; 5 beachs; 3 viewpoints; 3 archaeological sites; 3 museums; 3 monuments; 1 waterfall.

- People's Museum of Craft & Technology · museum
- Taino Hut (1965) · museum
- White Marl Taino Midden and Museum · museum
- Apostles Battery · archaeological site
- Fort Agusta · archaeological site
- Passage Fort (Historic) · archaeological site
- Mountain River Cave Waterfall · waterfall
- Fort Clarence Beach · beach
- Hellshire Beach · beach
- Old Harbour Bay Fishing Beach · beach
- Sugar Man Beach · beach
- Waves Beach · beach
- Amber lane · viewpoint
- Rodney's Lookout · viewpoint
- The Arms/Rodney Lookout · viewpoint
- Colbeck Castle (1680) · attraction
- Devils Race Course · attraction
- Natural Bridge · attraction
- Rodney's House (Historic) · attraction
- Rodney's Lookout Trail Head · attraction
- Sligoville Great House · attraction
- St Geroges Cliffs · attraction
- Tainos Pictographs · attraction
- Two Sister's Cave · attraction
- Argument Sink · cave
- Arsehole Gully Sinks · cave
- Bamboo Sink · cave
- Bartons Cave · cave
- Big Cave · cave
- Big Wood Cave · cave

…and 122 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 Catherine 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 Pen22 km
- Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston28 km

### Nearest railway station

Old Bog Walk Railway Station (Bog Walk), about 5.9 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:32) and shortest in Dec (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:31, sunset around 17:34).

Month Sunrise Sunset Daylight 

Jan 06:42 17:51 11.2 h 

Feb 06:35 18:08 11.5 h 

Mar 06:17 18:18 12.0 h 

Apr 05:52 18:24 12.5 h 

May 05:35 18:33 13.0 h 

Jun 05:32 18:44 13.2 h 

Jul 05:40 18:47 13.1 h 

Aug 05:50 18:35 12.8 h 

Sep 05:55 18:11 12.3 h 

Oct 06:00 17:46 11.8 h 

Nov 06:13 17:31 11.3 h 

Dec 06:31 17:34 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 Catherine Parish

Development area Area km² Communities Services 

[Bog Walk](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/bog-walk/) 87 1 16 

[Linstead](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/linstead/) 387 13 58 

[May Pen](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/may-pen/) 39 1 2 

[Old Harbour](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/old-harbour/) 155 6 44 

[Portmore](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/portmore/) 165 11 176 

[Spalding](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/spalding/) 0.9 1 10 

[Spanish Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/spanish-town/) 345 20 181 

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 Catherine Parish

- Spanish Town145,018
- Portmore102,861
- Old Harbour26,024
- Linstead20,660
- Bog Walk12,873
- Ewarton12,797
- Old Harbour Bay7,912
- Point Hill5,344
- Above Rocks5,261
- Riversdale4,085
- Lluidas Vale3,163

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 Catherine Parish

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

### Water

46 rivers and streams.

- Black River
- Black River
- Bocotty River
- Bowers Gully
- Bowers River
- Byndloss Gully
- Campeachy Gully
- Cane Gully
- Cassava River
- Church Pen Gully
- Clarendon Gully
- Coleburns Gully
- Crawle River
- Crooked River
- Cut Throat Gully
- Davis Gully
- Dry River
- Forked River
- Fresh River
- Giblatore River
- Guaya Gully
- Indian River
- Jackass Gully
- Jones River

…and 22 more.

### Coast and islands

6 headlands; 2 beaches.

- Cabarita Point
- Hellshire Beach
- Hellshire Point
- Old House Point
- Polink Point
- Small Point
- Sugarman Beach
- Wreck Point

### Hills and mountains

20 mountains; 13 hills; 1 valley.

- Mount Pleasant · 822 m
- O’Connor Mountain · 787 m
- Montpelier · 734 m
- Mount Zion · 651 m
- Top Hill · 644 m
- Mount Felix · 643 m
- Juan de Bolas · 621 m
- Knollis Mountain · 551 m
- Pigeon Hill · 551 m
- Cedar Mount · 549 m
- Mount Recovery · 506 m
- Mount Hoyle · 484 m
- Bunkers Hill · 482 m
- Thetford Mountain · 481 m
- Hamshire Mountain · 450 m
- John Crow Hill · 444 m
- Orangefield Mountain · 434 m
- Mount Dawson · 380 m
- Lluidas Vale · 372 m
- Cudjoe Hill · 344 m
- Mount Moreland · 300 m
- Orange Hill · 278 m
- Thankful Hill · 270 m
- Newhall Mountain · 250 m

…and 10 more.

### History

2 forts; 1 ruin.

- Fort Augusta (historical)
- Fort Clarence
- Passage Fort

### Estates

1 estate.

- Worthy Park Estate

### Getting around

9 railway stations; 4 airfields; 2 bridges.

- Bog Walk Station
- Bushy Park Station
- Ewarton Airstrip
- Ewarton Station
- Flat Bridge
- Grange Lane Station
- Gregory Park Station
- Hartlands Station
- Natural Bridge
- Old Harbour Station
- Port Esquivel
- Riversdale Station
- Troja Station
- Tulloch
- Worthy Park Airfield

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 Catherine Parish and the best time to visit

In Saint Catherine 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 Catherine Parish

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

- Hospitals13
- Banks36
- ATMs11
- Petrol pumps53
- Hotels7
- Shopping malls23
- Schools110
- Colleges and universities9
- Cinemas2
- Pharmacies38
- Restaurants157
- Police stations15
- Dental clinics13

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 Catherine Parish?In Jamaica
- What is the population of Saint Catherine Parish?516,218 (2011 estimate)
- What is the median age in Saint Catherine Parish?About 28 years (2011 estimate)
- What is the population density of Saint Catherine Parish?About 438 people per km²
- What borders Saint Catherine Parish?Clarendon Parish, Saint Andrew Parish, Saint Ann Parish and Saint Mary Parish
- What is there to see in Saint Catherine Parish?Amber lane, Apostles Battery, Argument Sink, Arsehole Gully Sinks
- What time zone is Saint Catherine Parish in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Saint Catherine Parish?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Saint Catherine Parish?English (main languages nationally)
- What is the largest town in Saint Catherine Parish?Spanish Town
- What is the highest point in Saint Catherine Parish?Mount Pleasant (822 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Saint Catherine Parish?November to July
- How many hospitals are in Saint Catherine Parish?13 mapped
- How many banks are in Saint Catherine Parish?36 mapped
- How many ATMs are in Saint Catherine Parish?11 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Saint Catherine Parish?53 mapped
- What is the P-code of Saint Catherine Parish?JM08 (OCHA common operational dataset)