# Mafoota Community, Cambridge, Saint James Parish – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/cambridge/mafoota/

Community · Cambridge 

# Mafoota

Mafoota is a community of Jamaica in Cambridge, Saint James Parish. It covers **5.93 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 5.9km²
- 381 mtypical elevation

## Where is Mafoota?

Mafoota lies in [Cambridge](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/cambridge/), [Saint James Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 5 other communities: [Bickersteth](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/cambridge/bickersteth/), [Hopeton](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/junction/hopeton/), [Montpelier](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/cambridge/montpelier/), [Mt. Horeb](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/cambridge/mt-horeb/) and [Roehampton](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/cambridge/roehampton/). By area it is the 552nd largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 3.8% of [Cambridge](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/cambridge/). The centre of Mafoota is about 123 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.3670° N, 77.8900° 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 Mafoota

OpenStreetMap lists 2 named sights in Mafoota: 2 caves.

- Free Mountain Cave · cave
- Mafoota Pumphouse Cave · cave

### Nearby, outside Mafoota

- Mafoota River Cave · cave, Hopeton1.6 km
- Mafoota 2 · cave, Hopeton1.6 km
- Mafoota 1 · cave, Hopeton1.6 km
- Mafoota Blue Hole · cave, Hopeton1.8 km
- Barray Cave · cave, Welcome Hall2.8 km
- Belly-Full Cave · cave, Hopeton2.9 km
- Micey Gully Cave · cave, Hopeton3.0 km
- Rice Bottom 2 · cave, Roehampton3.3 km
- Rice Bottom 1 · cave, Roehampton3.3 km
- Rice Bottom 3 · cave, Roehampton3.4 km
- Carr Corner Cave · cave, Seven Rivers3.7 km
- Windsor Castle Cave · cave, Roehampton3.7 km

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: Mafoota

- 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 Bay15 km
- Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel97 km

### Nearest railway station

Cambridge Railway Station (Disused) (Cambridge), about 5.9 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.

## Villages and localities in Mafoota

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Mafoota.

- Mafoota
- Richmond Hill

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).

## Weather in Mafoota and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Cambridge, 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/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mafoota

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Catherine Hall Health Centre · West Green 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.46263&mlon=-77.91890#map=17/18.46263/-77.91890) 

Bank First Global Bank Ltd · Bogue 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.45384&mlon=-77.92050#map=17/18.45384/-77.92050) 

ATM NCB · Montego Bay Business District 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.46652&mlon=-77.91723#map=17/18.46652/-77.91723) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies · Montpelier 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.36800&mlon=-77.93230#map=17/18.36800/-77.93230) 

Hotel Jardin D'Eden Jamaica · Montpelier 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.34540&mlon=-77.93563#map=17/18.34540/-77.93563) 

Mall Bogue City Centre · Bogue 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.44455&mlon=-77.92418#map=17/18.44455/-77.92418) 

School Cambridge High School · Cambridge 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.32414&mlon=-77.90567#map=17/18.32414/-77.90567) 

College Sam Sharpe Teachers College · Granville 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.44903&mlon=-77.89705#map=17/18.44903/-77.89705) 

Police station Freeport Police Station · Bogue 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.45839&mlon=-77.92839#map=17/18.45839/-77.92839) 

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km.

## Other communities in Cambridge

- Anchovy
- Bickersteth
- Cambridge
- Catadupa
- Montpelier
- Mt. Carey
- Mt. Horeb
- Retrieve
- Roehampton
- Seven Rivers
- Stonehenge

## Quick answers

- Where is Mafoota?In Cambridge, Saint James Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Mafoota?Bickersteth, Hopeton, Montpelier, Mt. Horeb and Roehampton
- What is there to see in Mafoota?Free Mountain Cave, Mafoota Pumphouse Cave
- What time zone is Mafoota in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Mafoota?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Mafoota?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Mafoota?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Mafoota?December to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to Mafoota?Catherine Hall Health Centre, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Mafoota?First Global Bank Ltd, about 10 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Mafoota?NCB, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mafoota?TotalEnergies, about 4.5 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Mafoota?JM100305 (OCHA common operational dataset)