# Maggotty, Saint James Parish – Communities, Villages & Map

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

Development area · Saint James Parish 

# Maggotty

Maggotty is a development area (Social Development Commission) of Jamaica in Saint James Parish. It covers **6.98 km²**. It is divided into 1 community. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 7.0km²
- 1community

## Where is Maggotty?

Maggotty lies in [Saint James Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 4 other development areas: [Adelphi](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/adelphi/), [Frankfield](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/frankfield/), [Greater Montego Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/) and [Junction](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/junction/). By area it is the 109th largest of 131 development areas in Jamaica. It covers 1.2% of [Saint James Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/). The centre of Maggotty is about 125 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 5.7 km from Montego Bay, the main town of Saint James Parish. The centre point is at 18.4353° N, 77.8798° 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).

## Know before you go: Maggotty

- 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 Bay8.4 km
- Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel96 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 Maggotty

Community Area km² Localities Services 

[Retirement](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/maggotty/retirement/) 7.0 4 0 

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 Maggotty

Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Maggotty. Settlements here lie between about 74 m and 123 m above sea level (median 99 m).

- Bellevue
- Friendship - Phase 2
- Friendship - Phase 3
- Retirement

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 Maggotty and the best time to visit

In Maggotty, 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/).

## Quick answers

- Where is Maggotty?In Saint James Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Maggotty?Adelphi, Frankfield, Greater Montego Bay and Junction
- What time zone is Maggotty in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Maggotty?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Maggotty?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Maggotty?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Maggotty?Settlements lie between 74 m and 123 m
- What is the best time to visit Maggotty?December to April
- What is the P-code of Maggotty?JM1008 (OCHA common operational dataset)