Community · Greater Montego Bay # Montego Bay Business District Montego Bay Business District is a community of Jamaica in Greater Montego Bay, Saint James Parish. It covers 4.61 km². 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 191 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 4.6 km² - 191 mapped services - 12 m typical elevation ## Where is Montego Bay Business District? Montego Bay Business District lies in Greater Montego Bay, Saint James Parish, Jamaica. It borders 10 other communities: Albion, Brandon Hill, Canterbury, Catherine Hall, Flanker, Mt. Salem, Norwood, Paradise, West Green and Westgate Hills. By area it is the 602nd largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 4.5% of Greater Montego Bay. The centre of Montego Bay Business District is about 131 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 1.5 km from Montego Bay, the main town of Greater Montego Bay. The centre point is at 18.4824° N, 77.9265° W. Source: Jamaica Social Development Commission (sdc.gov.jm) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO). ## Things to see in and around Montego Bay Business District OpenStreetMap lists 19 named sights in Montego Bay Business District: 10 attractions; 3 caves; 2 museums; 2 beachs; 1 monument; 1 memorial. - Institute of Jamaica Museum · museum - Montego Bay Cultural Center · museum - Dead End Beach · beach - Doctors Cave Beach · beach - Doctor's Cave Bathing Club · attraction - Emancipation War 1831-32 · attraction - Hip Strip (Gloucester Ave) · attraction - Historic Court House (1774) · attraction - Margaritaville · attraction - Montego Bay Civic Centre · attraction - Old Montego Fort · attraction - Sam Sharpe Square · attraction - The Cage (1806) · attraction - The Creek Dome · attraction - Mo'bay Airport Cave · cave - Murderer's Cave · cave - Sam Sharpe preaching · memorial - Tip Pot · cave - World War I Monument · monument ### Nearby, outside Montego Bay Business District - Sewell Cave · cave, Brandon Hill 1.6 km - Sunset Beach Resort Au Natural Beach · beach, Bogue 2.6 km - Montego River Gardens · attraction, Porto Bello 4.8 km - Providence Cave · cave, Ironshore 4.8 km - Rastafari Indigenous Village · attraction, Porto Bello 4.9 km - Rocklands Bird Sanctuary · viewpoint, Anchovy 6.4 km - Marrow Cave · cave, Flower Hill 7.7 km - Mocho Cave · cave, Roehampton 7.7 km - Coral Garden Community Beach · beach, Coral Gardens 7.9 km - Comfort Hall West (St James) · cave, Anchovy 7.9 km - Comfort Hall East (St James) · cave, Anchovy 7.9 km - Mocho Cave · cave, Roehampton 8.6 km Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Montego Bay Business District - Time zone UTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Jamaica - Currency Dollar (JMD) - Country calling code +1-876 - Languages English - Plug types Type A, B - Driving side Left ### Nearest airports - Sangster International Airport (MBJ) · Montego Bay 2.7 km - Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel 101 km ### Nearest railway station Cambridge Railway Station (Disused) (Cambridge), about 19 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); Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-03; OurAirports (public domain). 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 Montego Bay Business District Open gazetteers list 5 villages, towns and localities in Montego Bay Business District. The largest with a recorded population: Montego Bay (82,867). Settlements here lie between about 5 m and 25 m above sea level (median 12 m). - Chatham - Doctors Cave - Montego Bay - Montego Bay Craft Market - Montego Bay Hip Strip Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. ## Landscape and landmarks of Montego Bay Business District Named natural and historic features inside Montego Bay Business District, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Coast and islands 2 headlands; 1 beach. - Cornwall Beach - Montego Bay Point - Old Fort Point ### History 1 historic site. - Old Fort Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features. Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Montego Bay Business District and the best time to visit Using the climate of 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. ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Montego Bay Business District | Need | Nearest mapped | Distance | | | Hospital | Next Generation Medical Centre · Brandon Hill | 2.0 km | Map | | Bank | Scotiabank · Montego Bay Business District | 0.5 km | Map | | ATM | international ATM (US$ and J$) · Montego Bay Business District | 0.5 km | Map | | Petrol pump | Rubis · Montego Bay Business District | 0.9 km | Map | | Hotel | Polkerris Bed and Breakfast · Montego Bay Business District | 0.2 km | Map | | Mall | City Centre Mall · Montego Bay Business District | 0.8 km | Map | | School | GIFT Education · Albion | 0.4 km | Map | | College | International Univeristy of the Caribbean · Montego Bay Business District | 1.1 km | Map | | Police station | Freeport Police Station · Bogue | 2.7 km | Map | Source: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Montego Bay Business District Places mapped inside Montego Bay Business District in open map data, by type. - Hospitals 2 - Banks 12 - ATMs 3 - Petrol pumps 7 - Hotels 59 - Shopping malls 13 - Schools 7 - Colleges and universities 5 - Pharmacies 16 - Restaurants 63 - Dental clinics 4 Source: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other communities in Greater Montego Bay - Barrett Hall - Barrett Town - Belmont - Canterbury - Catherine Hall - Catherine Mount - Coral Gardens - Cornwall - Farm Heights - Flanker - Flower Hill - Glendevon - Granville - Green Pond - Greenwood - Ironshore - Irwin - Lilliput - Moy Hall - Mt. Salem - Norwood - Orange Irwin - Paradise - Pitfour - Porto Bello - Reading - Rose Heights - Rosemount - Rosemount Gardens - Salt Spring - Spot Valley - Spring Garden - Tower Hill - Tucker - Unity Hall - West Green - Westgate Hills ## Quick answers - Where is Montego Bay Business District? In Greater Montego Bay, Saint James Parish, Jamaica - What borders Montego Bay Business District? Albion, Brandon Hill, Canterbury, Catherine Hall, Flanker, Mt. Salem, Norwood, Paradise, West Green and Westgate Hills - What is there to see in Montego Bay Business District? Dead End Beach, Doctor's Cave Bathing Club, Doctors Cave Beach, Emancipation War 1831-32 - What time zone is Montego Bay Business District in? UTC−5 - What currency is used in Montego Bay Business District? Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Montego Bay Business District? English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Montego Bay Business District? 5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Montego Bay Business District? Settlements lie between 5 m and 25 m - What is the best time to visit Montego Bay Business District? December to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Montego Bay Business District? Next Generation Medical Centre, about 2.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Montego Bay Business District? Scotiabank, about 0.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Montego Bay Business District? international ATM (US$ and J$), about 0.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Montego Bay Business District? Rubis, about 0.9 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Montego Bay Business District? 2 mapped - How many banks are in Montego Bay Business District? 12 mapped - How many ATMs are in Montego Bay Business District? 3 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Montego Bay Business District? 7 mapped - What is the P-code of Montego Bay Business District? JM100519 (OCHA common operational dataset) At a glance - Type: Community - Area: 4.61 km² - P-code: JM100519 - Development area: Greater Montego Bay - Main town: Montego Bay --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/montego-bay-business-district/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.