# Saint Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica – Development areas > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/ Parish · Jamaica # Saint Elizabeth Parish Saint Elizabeth Parish is a parish of Jamaica. It had an estimated **150,205 people** in 2011 on 1,212 km² (about 124 per km²). Its main town is Black River. It is divided into 7 development areas. 358 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 238 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 150,205people (2011) - 1,212km² - 7development areas - 238mapped services ## How many people live in Saint Elizabeth Parish? Saint Elizabeth Parish had an estimated **150,205 people** in 2011 — 5.6% of Jamaica, 7th of 14 parishes. There are 963 women for every 1,000 men (below the Jamaica figure of 1,022). Spread over 1,212 km², that is about **124 people per km²**, 12th of 14 parishes. 26.6% of people are children under 15 and 10.1% 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 58 children and older people. 0–4 ****11,860** 5–9 ****13,436** 10–14 ****14,703** 15–19 ****15,119** 20–24 ****12,297** 25–29 ****11,652** 30–34 ****9,698** 35–39 ****9,825** 40–44 ****8,498** 45–49 ****7,930** 50–54 ****7,916** 55–59 ****6,259** 60–64 ****5,841** 65+ ****15,171** 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 Elizabeth Parish? Saint Elizabeth Parish lies in [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 4 other parishes: [Manchester Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/), [Saint James Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/), [Trelawny Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/) and [Westmoreland Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/). By area it is the largest of 14 parishes in Jamaica. It covers 11.1% of [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). The centre of Saint Elizabeth Parish is about 104 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.0515° N, 77.7759° 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 Elizabeth Parish OpenStreetMap lists 139 named sights in Saint Elizabeth Parish: 118 caves; 11 attractions; 4 waterfalls; 2 archaeological sites; 1 museum; 1 gallery; 1 zoo; 1 monument. - Natural History Museum · museum - Hermitage House · archaeological site - Torrington Castle · archaeological site - Breadnut Valley Falls · waterfall - Breadnut Valley Falls · waterfall - Maggotty Falls · waterfall - Y. S. Falls · waterfall - Bamboo Avenue · attraction - Boat: Welcome to Treasure Beach · attraction - Bubbling Spring Mineral Bath · attraction - Camp Irie Adventures · attraction - Great Bay Cultural Center · attraction - J. Charles Swaby's Black River Safari · attraction - Lover's Leap · attraction - Turtle House, Turtle Sanctuary · attraction - Waterloo Guest House · attraction - Y.S. Falls Visitor Centre · attraction - YS Falls Office · attraction - Accompong Pits · cave - Ackee Tree Hole · cave - Adam's Cave · cave - Alligator Hole · cave - Appleton Sinkhole · cave - Appleton Tower Maze · cave - Arlington Cave · cave - Bag Bush Cave · cave - Baptist Cave · cave - Barracks Cave #1 · cave - Barracks Cave #2 · cave - Barracks Cave #3 · cave …and 109 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 Elizabeth 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 - Sangster International Airport (MBJ) · Montego Bay52 km - Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel94 km ### Nearest railway station Ipswich Railway Station (Disused) (Merrywood), about 17 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:35) and shortest in Dec (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:34, sunset around 17:37). Month Sunrise Sunset Daylight Jan 06:45 17:54 11.2 h Feb 06:38 18:11 11.5 h Mar 06:20 18:21 12.0 h Apr 05:55 18:27 12.5 h May 05:38 18:36 13.0 h Jun 05:35 18:47 13.2 h Jul 05:43 18:50 13.1 h Aug 05:53 18:38 12.8 h Sep 05:58 18:14 12.3 h Oct 06:03 17:49 11.8 h Nov 06:17 17:34 11.3 h Dec 06:34 17:37 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 Elizabeth Parish Development area Area km² Communities Services [Balaclava](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/balaclava/) 139 7 2 [Black River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/black-river/) 337 16 143 [Christiana](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/christiana/) 5.9 1 0 [Junction](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/junction/) 185 13 45 [Maggotty](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/maggotty/) 150 9 2 [New Market](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/new-market/) 107 6 2 [Santa Cruz](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/santa-cruz/) 288 9 44 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 Elizabeth Parish - Santa Cruz8,217 - Bull Savannah6,962 - Black River4,229 - Malvern3,291 - Balaclava2,862 - Lacovia2,760 - Siloah2,725 - Southfield2,695 - Nain2,394 - Maggotty1,371 - Accompong788 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 Elizabeth Parish Named natural and historic features inside Saint Elizabeth Parish, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 19 rivers and streams. - Black River - Blakes River - Braes River - Cashew River - Elim River - Frenchmans River - Grass River - Lacovia Gut - Middle Quarters River - Mount de las Uvas River - New River - One Eye River - Pot Gully - Punches River - River Styx - Shaws River - Smith River - Spanish Gully - Y.S. River ### Coast and islands 11 headlands; 2 beaches. - Billys Bay - Black Spring Point - Cutlass Point - Drodse Point - Great Bay - Great Pedro Bluff - Little Pedro Point - Longacre Point - Malcolm Point - Merrimans Point - Moco Point - Parottee Point - Shorthaul Point ### Hills and mountains 8 hills; 4 mountains; 3 valleys. - Malvern · 710 m - Blackwood Hill · 671 m - Mount Olivet · 614 m - Mount Eagle · 573 m - Upper Warminster · 559 m - Donegal · 543 m - Links Hill · 434 m - Mexico Mountain · 420 m - Dunder Hill · 371 m - Nassau · 339 m - Ballards Valley · 317 m - Breadnut Hill · 281 m - Bogue Hill · 245 m - Essex Valley · 134 m - Nassau Valley · 131 m ### Forests and nature 1 forest. - Claremont ### Getting around 6 airfields; 2 railway stations. - Appleton - Braes River - Elim - Gilnoch - Holland - Ipswich Station - Maggotty Station - Nain Airstrip 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 Elizabeth Parish and the best time to visit In Saint Elizabeth Parish, the warmest month is Aug (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 964 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (162 mm) and the driest Feb (23 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to April and June to August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 43 Feb 26 23 Mar 26 36 Apr 27 51 May 28 126 Jun 27 91 Jul 28 69 Aug 28 95 Sep 28 128 Oct 27 162 Nov 26 92 Dec 26 49 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Saint Elizabeth Parish Places mapped inside Saint Elizabeth Parish in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals2 - Banks15 - ATMs3 - Petrol pumps25 - Hotels84 - Shopping malls3 - Schools29 - Colleges and universities4 - Pharmacies12 - Restaurants54 - Police stations4 - Dental clinics3 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 Elizabeth Parish?In Jamaica - What is the population of Saint Elizabeth Parish?150,205 (2011 estimate) - What is the median age in Saint Elizabeth Parish?About 28 years (2011 estimate) - What is the population density of Saint Elizabeth Parish?About 124 people per km² - What borders Saint Elizabeth Parish?Manchester Parish, Saint James Parish, Trelawny Parish and Westmoreland Parish - What is there to see in Saint Elizabeth Parish?Accompong Pits, Ackee Tree Hole, Adam's Cave, Alligator Hole - What time zone is Saint Elizabeth Parish in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Saint Elizabeth Parish?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Saint Elizabeth Parish?English (main languages nationally) - What is the largest town in Saint Elizabeth Parish?Santa Cruz - What is the highest point in Saint Elizabeth Parish?Malvern (710 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Saint Elizabeth Parish?November to April and June to August - How many hospitals are in Saint Elizabeth Parish?2 mapped - How many banks are in Saint Elizabeth Parish?15 mapped - How many ATMs are in Saint Elizabeth Parish?3 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Saint Elizabeth Parish?25 mapped - What is the P-code of Saint Elizabeth Parish?JM09 (OCHA common operational dataset)