# Greater Montego Bay, Saint James Parish – Communities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/ Development area · Saint James Parish # Greater Montego Bay Greater Montego Bay is a development area (Social Development Commission) of Jamaica in Saint James Parish. It covers **102.7 km²**. Its main town is Montego Bay. It is divided into 38 communities. 42 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 359 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 103km² - 38communities - 359mapped services ## Where is Greater Montego Bay? Greater Montego Bay lies in [Saint James Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 11 other development areas: [Adelphi](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/adelphi/), [Balaclava](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/balaclava/), [Cambridge](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/cambridge/), [Falmouth](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/falmouth/), [Hopewell](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/hopewell/), [Junction](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/junction/), [Kellits](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/kellits/), [Maggotty](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/maggotty/), [Mandeville](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/mandeville/), [Mile Gully](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/mile-gully/) and [Yallahs](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/yallahs/). By area it is the 52nd largest of 131 development areas in Jamaica. It covers 17.3% of [Saint James Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/). The centre of Greater Montego Bay is about 126 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 5.0 km from Montego Bay, the main town of Saint James Parish. The centre point is at 18.4735° N, 77.8715° 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 Greater Montego Bay OpenStreetMap lists 27 named sights in Greater Montego Bay: 13 attractions; 7 caves; 3 beachs; 2 museums; 1 monument; 1 memorial. - Institute of Jamaica Museum · museum - Montego Bay Cultural Center · museum - Coral Garden Community Beach · beach - Dead End Beach · beach - Doctors Cave Beach · beach - Doctor's Cave Bathing Club · attraction - Emancipation War 1831-32 · attraction - Greenwood Great House (1780) · attraction - Hip Strip (Gloucester Ave) · attraction - Historic Court House (1774) · attraction - Margaritaville · attraction - Montego Bay Civic Centre · attraction - Montego River Gardens · attraction - Old Montego Fort · attraction - Rastafari Indigenous Village · attraction - Sam Sharpe Square · attraction - The Cage (1806) · attraction - The Creek Dome · attraction - Dover Cave · cave - Marrow Cave · cave - Mo'bay Airport Cave · cave - Murderer's Cave · cave - Providence Cave · cave - Sam Sharpe preaching · memorial - Spot Valley Cave · cave - Tip Pot · cave - World War I Monument · monument 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: Greater Montego Bay - 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 Bay5.5 km - Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel95 km ### Nearest railway station Cambridge Railway Station (Disused) (Cambridge), about 18 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 Greater Montego Bay Community Area km² Localities Services [Barrett Hall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/barrett-hall/) 4.6 3 2 [Barrett Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/barrett-town/) 2.7 1 6 [Belmont](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/belmont/) 1.7 1 0 [Canterbury](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/canterbury/) 0.1 0 0 [Catherine Hall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/catherine-hall/) 0.8 1 4 [Catherine Mount](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/catherine-mount/) 0.2 0 0 [Coral Gardens](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/coral-gardens/) 3.8 1 19 [Cornwall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/cornwall/) 3.3 1 0 [Farm Heights](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/farm-heights/) 0.6 0 2 [Flanker](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/flanker/) 3.6 0 10 [Flower Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/flower-hill/) 11 4 0 [Glendevon](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/glendevon/) 1.2 1 2 [Granville](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/granville/) 1.5 3 1 [Green Pond](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/green-pond/) 2.3 1 2 [Greenwood](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/greenwood/) 1.2 1 3 [Ironshore](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/ironshore/) 5.0 0 50 [Irwin](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/irwin/) 3.1 1 1 [Lilliput](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/lilliput/) 4.4 0 28 [Montego Bay Business District](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/montego-bay-business-district/) 4.6 5 191 [Moy Hall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/moy-hall/) 0.6 0 0 [Mt. Salem](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/mt-salem/) 1.3 1 10 [Norwood](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/norwood/) 3.0 3 3 [Orange Irwin](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/orange-irwin/) 3.5 0 1 [Paradise](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/paradise/) 0.8 1 2 [Pitfour](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/pitfour/) 2.5 0 0 [Porto Bello](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/porto-bello/) 3.9 0 1 [Reading](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/reading/) 2.4 1 4 [Rose Heights](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/rose-heights/) 0.9 0 0 [Rosemount](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/rosemount/) 0.5 1 0 [Rosemount Gardens](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/rosemount-gardens/) 0.3 0 0 [Salt Spring](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/salt-spring/) 6.1 1 0 [Spot Valley](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/spot-valley/) 6.8 3 0 [Spring Garden](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/spring-garden/) 4.4 1 2 [Tower Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/tower-hill/) 0.6 2 0 [Tucker](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/tucker/) 1.6 3 2 [Unity Hall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/unity-hall/) 5.4 1 6 [West Green](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/west-green/) 0.3 0 2 [Westgate Hills](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/westgate-hills/) 2.1 0 5 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 Greater Montego Bay Open gazetteers list **42 villages, towns and localities** in Greater Montego Bay. The largest with a recorded population: Montego Bay (82,867) and Barrett Town (17,169). Settlements here lie between about 3 m and 400 m above sea level (median 93 m). - Barrett Hall - Barrett Town - Belmont - Bethlehem - Blue Hole - Carthagena - Catherine Hall - Chatham - Doctors Cave - Dunbar Pen - Flower Hill - Glendevon - Granville - Green Pond - Greenwood - Ironshore - Irwin - Kings Gate - Long Bay - Montego Bay - Montego Bay Craft Market - Montego Bay Hip Strip - Moy Hall - Newman Hall - Northern Estates - Norwood Pen - Ocean Ridge Estate - Palmyra - Paradise Pen - Reading - Rose Hill - Rosemount - Rosemount Pen - Running Gut - Salt Spring - Spot Valley - Spring Garden - Success Mountain - Tower Hill - Trafalgar - Tucker - Unity Hall 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 Greater Montego Bay Named natural and historic features inside Greater Montego Bay, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 7 rivers and streams. - Boggle Gut - Montego River - Orange River - Salt Spring Gut - Spot Valley River - Tuckers Spring - White Gut ### Coast and islands 5 headlands; 1 beach. - Cornwall Beach - Great River Bluff - Lilys Rock - Lousy Point - Montego Bay Point - Old Fort Point ### History 1 historic site. - Old Fort ### Getting around 1 airport. - Sangster International Airport 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 Greater Montego Bay and the best time to visit In Greater Montego Bay, 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 Greater Montego Bay Places mapped inside Greater Montego Bay in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals7 - Banks15 - ATMs3 - Petrol pumps19 - Hotels111 - Shopping malls21 - Schools17 - Colleges and universities9 - Pharmacies20 - Restaurants130 - Police stations2 - Dental clinics5 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 Greater Montego Bay?In Saint James Parish, Jamaica - What borders Greater Montego Bay?Adelphi, Balaclava, Cambridge, Falmouth, Hopewell, Junction, Kellits, Maggotty, Mandeville, Mile Gully and Yallahs - What is there to see in Greater Montego Bay?Coral Garden Community Beach, Dead End Beach, Doctor's Cave Bathing Club, Doctors Cave Beach - What time zone is Greater Montego Bay in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Greater Montego Bay?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Greater Montego Bay?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Greater Montego Bay?42 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Greater Montego Bay?Settlements lie between 3 m and 400 m - What is the best time to visit Greater Montego Bay?December to April - How many hospitals are in Greater Montego Bay?7 mapped - How many banks are in Greater Montego Bay?15 mapped - How many ATMs are in Greater Montego Bay?3 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Greater Montego Bay?19 mapped - What is the P-code of Greater Montego Bay?JM1005 (OCHA common operational dataset)