# Annotto Bay, Saint Mary Parish – Communities, Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/annotto-bay/

Development area · Saint Mary Parish 

# Annotto Bay

Annotto Bay is a development area (Social Development Commission) of Jamaica in Saint Mary Parish. It covers **78.5 km²**. It is divided into 6 communities. 56 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 13 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 78.5km²
- 6communities
- 13mapped services

## Where is Annotto Bay?

Annotto Bay lies in [Saint Mary Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 5 other development areas: [Buff Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/buff-bay/), [Drivers River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/drivers-river/), [Highgate](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/highgate/), [Port Maria](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/port-maria/) and [Wag Water](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/wag-water/). By area it is the 63rd largest of 131 development areas in Jamaica. It covers 12.9% of [Saint Mary Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/). The centre of Annotto Bay is about 26 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 20 km from Port Maria, the main town of Saint Mary Parish. The centre point is at 18.2301° N, 76.7621° 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: Annotto 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

- Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen28 km
- Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel29 km

### Nearest railway station

Old Bog Walk Railway Station (Bog Walk), about 30 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:30) and shortest in Dec (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:30, sunset around 17:33).

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 Annotto Bay

Community Area km² Localities Services 

[Annotto Bay Town Centre](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/annotto-bay/annotto-bay-town-centre/) 26 16 13 

[Camberwell](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/annotto-bay/camberwell/) 8.2 7 0 

[Dover](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/annotto-bay/dover/) 4.8 2 0 

[Enfield](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/annotto-bay/enfield/) 22 18 0 

[Epsom](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/annotto-bay/epsom/) 5.0 5 0 

[Pleasant Hill/Baxter Mountain](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/annotto-bay/pleasant-hill-baxter-mountain/) 12 8 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 Annotto Bay

Open gazetteers list **56 villages, towns and localities** in Annotto Bay. The largest with a recorded population: Annotto Bay (5,504). Settlements here lie between about 3 m and 438 m above sea level (median 93 m).

- Agualta Vale
- Annotto Bay
- Annotto River
- Baxters Mountain
- Bridge Hole
- Brown Hill Village
- Calder Rock
- Camberwell
- Cascade
- Chovey
- Comfort Hill
- Cottage
- Crown Hill Village
- Dover
- Drummand
- Ebenezer
- Enfield
- Epsom
- Fort George
- Fort Stewart
- Foryland Pen
- Georges Hope
- Georgia
- Georgia Pen
- Golden Grove
- Golden Spring
- Grays Inn
- Green Side
- Greys Inn
- Hope Hill
- Iter Boreale
- Jacks Rock
- Juno Pen Village
- Lady Have Pen
- Lismore
- Mammouth - part
- May Hill
- May River
- Mount Olympus
- Oran
- Orange Grove
- Osbornes
- Osbourn's Estate
- Reddington
- Reddington Estate
- Retirement
- Rosemount
- Sherwood Forest
- Spicy Grove
- Spring Vale
- Springfield
- Timsberry
- Two Paths
- Villars
- Wilford
- Yard Hillside

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 Annotto Bay

Named natural and historic features inside Annotto Bay, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

14 rivers and streams.

- Annotto River
- Back River
- Brays River
- Bucket River
- Dry River
- Enchanted River
- Georges River
- Little Spanish River
- May River
- Pencar River
- Simons River
- Ugly River
- Ugly River
- Wag Water River

### Coast and islands

2 headlands.

- Dover Point
- Free Point

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 Annotto Bay and the best time to visit

In Annotto Bay, the warmest month is Aug (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 927 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (170 mm) and the driest Feb (19 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to July**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 26 33 

Feb 26 19 

Mar 26 29 

Apr 27 41 

May 27 111 

Jun 28 89 

Jul 28 69 

Aug 28 104 

Sep 28 127 

Oct 28 170 

Nov 27 87 

Dec 26 49 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Annotto Bay

Places mapped inside Annotto Bay in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.

- Hospitals1
- Banks3
- Petrol pumps3
- Schools1
- Pharmacies2
- Restaurants2
- Police stations1

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 Annotto Bay?In Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Annotto Bay?Buff Bay, Drivers River, Highgate, Port Maria and Wag Water
- What time zone is Annotto Bay in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Annotto Bay?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Annotto Bay?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Annotto Bay?56 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Annotto Bay?Settlements lie between 3 m and 438 m
- What is the best time to visit Annotto Bay?November to July
- How many hospitals are in Annotto Bay?1 mapped
- How many banks are in Annotto Bay?3 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Annotto Bay?3 mapped
- What is the P-code of Annotto Bay?JM1102 (OCHA common operational dataset)