# Balaclava, Saint James Parish – Communities, Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/balaclava/ Development area · Saint James Parish # Balaclava Balaclava is a development area (Social Development Commission) of Jamaica in Saint James Parish. It covers **10.1 km²**. It is divided into 1 community. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 71 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 10.1km² - 1community - 71mapped services ## Where is Balaclava? Balaclava lies in [Saint James Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 4 other development areas: [Cambridge](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/cambridge/), [Greater Montego Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/), [Mandeville](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/mandeville/) and [Mile Gully](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/mile-gully/). By area it is the 98th largest of 131 development areas in Jamaica. It covers 1.7% of [Saint James Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/). The centre of Balaclava is about 129 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 3.1 km from Montego Bay, the main town of Saint James Parish. The centre point is at 18.4442° N, 77.9243° 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 Balaclava OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Balaclava: 1 beach. - Sunset Beach Resort Au Natural Beach · beach 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: Balaclava - 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 Bay6.7 km - Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel101 km ### Nearest railway station Cambridge Railway Station (Disused) (Cambridge), about 14 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:34) and shortest in Dec (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:35, sunset around 17:37). 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 Balaclava Community Area km² Localities Services [Bogue](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/balaclava/bogue/) 10 6 71 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 Balaclava Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Balaclava. Settlements here lie between about 26 m and 305 m above sea level (median 116 m). - Bogue Estate - Bogue Hill - Bogue Village - Edge Hill - Montego Freeport - Mount Parnassus 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 Balaclava Named natural and historic features inside Balaclava, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Retirement River ### Getting around 1 port. - Montego Bay 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 Balaclava and the best time to visit In Balaclava, the warmest month is Aug (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 1,325 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (217 mm) and the driest Feb (34 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **December to April**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 44 Feb 26 34 Mar 27 47 Apr 28 57 May 28 150 Jun 28 150 Jul 29 109 Aug 29 146 Sep 29 190 Oct 28 217 Nov 27 131 Dec 27 50 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Balaclava Places mapped inside Balaclava in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Banks5 - Petrol pumps3 - Hotels10 - Shopping malls3 - Schools2 - Colleges and universities2 - Cinemas1 - Pharmacies3 - Restaurants38 - Police stations1 - 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 Balaclava?In Saint James Parish, Jamaica - What borders Balaclava?Cambridge, Greater Montego Bay, Mandeville and Mile Gully - What is there to see in Balaclava?Sunset Beach Resort Au Natural Beach - What time zone is Balaclava in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Balaclava?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Balaclava?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Balaclava?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Balaclava?Settlements lie between 26 m and 305 m - What is the best time to visit Balaclava?December to April - How many banks are in Balaclava?5 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Balaclava?3 mapped - What is the P-code of Balaclava?JM1002 (OCHA common operational dataset)