# Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica – Development areas & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/ Parish · Jamaica # Saint Mary Parish Saint Mary Parish is a parish of Jamaica. It had an estimated **113,615 people** in 2011 on 610 km² (about 186 per km²). Its main town is Port Maria. It is divided into 12 development areas. 423 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 104 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 113,615people (2011) - 610km² - 12development areas - 104mapped services ## How many people live in Saint Mary Parish? Saint Mary Parish had an estimated **113,615 people** in 2011 — 4.2% of Jamaica, 9th of 14 parishes. There are 992 women for every 1,000 men (below the Jamaica figure of 1,022). Spread over 610 km², that is about **186 people per km²**, 7th of 14 parishes. 27.1% of people are children under 15 and 9.5% are 65 or older; the median age is about 27 years (it is 28 across Jamaica). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 58 children and older people. 0–4 ****9,403** 5–9 ****9,931** 10–14 ****11,442** 15–19 ****12,025** 20–24 ****10,254** 25–29 ****8,612** 30–34 ****6,838** 35–39 ****7,188** 40–44 ****6,623** 45–49 ****6,153** 50–54 ****6,074** 55–59 ****4,410** 60–64 ****3,866** 65+ ****10,796** Source: [Statistical Institute of Jamaica via OCHA HDX, population (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ps-jam). ## Where is Saint Mary Parish? Saint Mary Parish lies in [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 4 other parishes: [Portland Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/), [Saint Andrew Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/), [Saint Ann Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/) and [Saint Catherine Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/). By area it is the 10th largest of 14 parishes in Jamaica. It covers 5.6% of [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). The centre of Saint Mary Parish is about 34 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.2804° N, 76.9032° 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 Saint Mary Parish OpenStreetMap lists 39 named sights in Saint Mary Parish: 18 caves; 7 attractions; 5 waterfalls; 4 beachs; 2 museums; 1 gallery; 1 viewpoint; 1 memorial. - Firefly Estate, Noel Coward's House · museum - Scott's Hall Maroon Museum · museum - Irie River · waterfall - Johnny Falls · waterfall - Kwame Falls · waterfall - Secret Falls · waterfall - Tacky Falls · waterfall - Fleming Beach · beach - Low Cay Beach · beach - Reggae Beach · beach - coral reef · beach - Irie Blue Hole · viewpoint - Button Beach · attraction - Fisherman's Beach · attraction - Fort Haldane, 1759 · attraction - James Bond Beach · attraction - Old Spanish Bridge · attraction - Pagee Beach · attraction - Street Clock Rotatory · attraction - Back Neckie Cave · cave - Davis Cave · cave - Dinaman Caves · cave - Dry Grounds Cave · cave - Harmony Hall · gallery - Idlewild Caves · cave - Jacota Hole · cave - Lucky Hill Pen Cave · cave - Lucky Hill Pen Pot · cave - Lucky Hill Pen Sink · cave - Magga Dog Hole · cave …and 9 more. 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: Saint Mary Parish - Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Jamaica - CurrencyDollar (JMD) - Country calling code+1-876 - LanguagesEnglish - Plug typesType A, B - Driving sideLeft ### Nearest airports - Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel15 km - Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen34 km ### Nearest railway station Old Bog Walk Railway Station (Bog Walk), about 23 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:31) and shortest in Dec (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:31, sunset around 17:33). Month Sunrise Sunset Daylight Jan 06:42 17:50 11.1 h Feb 06:35 18:08 11.5 h Mar 06:16 18:17 12.0 h Apr 05:51 18:24 12.5 h May 05:34 18:33 13.0 h Jun 05:31 18:44 13.2 h Jul 05:39 18:47 13.1 h Aug 05:49 18:35 12.8 h Sep 05:55 18:10 12.3 h Oct 06:00 17:45 11.8 h Nov 06:13 17:31 11.3 h Dec 06:31 17:33 11.0 h 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. ## Development areas of Saint Mary Parish Development area Area km² Communities Services [Alligator Pond](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/alligator-pond/) 7.3 1 27 [Annotto Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/annotto-bay/) 79 6 13 [Buff Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/buff-bay/) 8.0 1 0 [Drivers River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/drivers-river/) 5.5 1 0 [Gayle](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/gayle/) 108 8 5 [Highgate](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/highgate/) 96 6 5 [Mandeville](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/mandeville/) 50 1 1 [Mile Gully](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/mile-gully/) 5.4 1 0 [Morant Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/morant-bay/) 11 1 0 [Oracabessa](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/oracabessa/) 63 6 23 [Port Maria](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/port-maria/) 115 9 28 [Wag Water](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/wag-water/) 60 6 2 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/). ## Largest towns in Saint Mary Parish - Port Maria7,906 - Annotto Bay5,504 - Oracabessa4,100 - Gayle3,305 - Islington2,958 - Richmond2,046 - Lucky Hill774 Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Populations as recorded in GeoNames, which may be older than the estimates above. ## Landscape and landmarks of Saint Mary Parish Named natural and historic features inside Saint Mary Parish, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 65 rivers and streams; 1 reservoir or tank. - Anchovy River - Annotto River - Back River - Belfield River - Brave River - Brays River - Brickyard Gully - Broughton River - Bucket River - Calabash Bottom River - Cogwood River - Copper River - Crawle River - Crawle River - Crawle River - Dee River - Dry River - Dry River - Enchanted River - Flint River - Frenchmans River - Georges River - Georges River - Green Castle Reservoir …and 42 more. ### Coast and islands 11 headlands; 1 island. - Blowing Point - Blowing Point - Clitos Point - Don Christophers Point - Dover Point - Forges Point - Frankfort Point - Free Point - Galina Point - Pagee Point - Peytons Point - Santa Maria Island ### Hills and mountains 10 hills; 5 mountains; 1 valley. - Mount Telegraph · 1,080 m - Mount Bethel · 537 m - Lucky Hill · 416 m - Mount Friendship · 382 m - Berry Hill · 354 m - Rendal and Expectation Hill · 302 m - Pimento Hill · 265 m - Nutfield · 247 m - Mount Zion · 229 m - Cromwell Mountain · 203 m - Quebec Mountain · 184 m - Stewart Mountain · 135 m - Tower Hill · 81 m - Ballards Valley · 80 m - Crab Woods · 75 m - Frankfort Hill · 24 m ### History 1 fort. - Fort Haldane ### Estates 1 estate. - Bariffe Hall ### Getting around 2 railway stations; 1 airport; 1 airfield; 1 lighthouse. - Albany Station - Galina Lighthouse - Highgate Station - Ian Fleming International Airport - Unity Airstrip 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 Saint Mary Parish and the best time to visit In Saint Mary Parish, the warmest month is Aug (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,164 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (193 mm) and the driest Feb (30 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to April and July**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 46 Feb 25 30 Mar 26 39 Apr 26 51 May 27 136 Jun 27 125 Jul 28 94 Aug 28 122 Sep 28 151 Oct 28 193 Nov 27 118 Dec 26 58 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Saint Mary Parish Places mapped inside Saint Mary Parish in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals3 - Banks10 - Petrol pumps14 - Hotels31 - Schools8 - Colleges and universities1 - Pharmacies4 - Restaurants28 - Police stations5 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 Saint Mary Parish?In Jamaica - What is the population of Saint Mary Parish?113,615 (2011 estimate) - What is the median age in Saint Mary Parish?About 27 years (2011 estimate) - What is the population density of Saint Mary Parish?About 186 people per km² - What borders Saint Mary Parish?Portland Parish, Saint Andrew Parish, Saint Ann Parish and Saint Catherine Parish - What is there to see in Saint Mary Parish?Back Neckie Cave, Button Beach, Davis Cave, Dinaman Caves - What time zone is Saint Mary Parish in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Saint Mary Parish?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Saint Mary Parish?English (main languages nationally) - What is the largest town in Saint Mary Parish?Port Maria - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Saint Mary Parish?1 named in GeoNames - What is the highest point in Saint Mary Parish?Mount Telegraph (1,080 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Saint Mary Parish?November to April and July - How many hospitals are in Saint Mary Parish?3 mapped - How many banks are in Saint Mary Parish?10 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Saint Mary Parish?14 mapped - What is the P-code of Saint Mary Parish?JM11 (OCHA common operational dataset)