# Mandeville, Saint Mary Parish – Communities, Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/mandeville/ Development area · Saint Mary Parish # Mandeville Mandeville is a development area (Social Development Commission) of Jamaica in Saint Mary Parish. It covers **50.3 km²**. It is divided into 1 community. 38 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 50.3km² - 1community - 1mapped service ## Where is Mandeville? Mandeville lies in [Saint Mary Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 4 other development areas: [Highgate](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/highgate/), [Linstead](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/linstead/), [Stony Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/stony-hill/) and [Wag Water](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/wag-water/). By area it is the 71st largest of 131 development areas in Jamaica. It covers 8.3% of [Saint Mary Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/). The centre of Mandeville is about 25 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 18 km from Port Maria, the main town of Saint Mary Parish. The centre point is at 18.2046° N, 76.8793° 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: Mandeville - 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) · Boscobel24 km - Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen25 km ### Nearest railway station Old Bog Walk Railway Station (Bog Walk), about 18 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). 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 Mandeville Community Area km² Localities Services [Richmond](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/mandeville/richmond/) 50 38 1 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 Mandeville Open gazetteers list **38 villages, towns and localities** in Mandeville. Settlements here lie between about 153 m and 360 m above sea level (median 224 m). - Alexandria - Brainerd - Cane Heap - Cedar Tree - Clarke Castle - Cold Spring - Cuffy Gully - Deeside - Dunside Wood - Forrester - Happy Confort Valley - Harmony Hall - Healthy Hill - Jericho - Jobs Hill - Kendal - Kendal & Expectation Hill - Kensington - Knockpatrick - Konigsberg - Leinster - Lewisburgh - Lucky Hill - May Hill - Montrose - Mount Patience - Mount Regale - Mount Vernon - Newport - Platfield - Rock River - Seaton - Seaton Hill - Sue River - Sweet Home - Tranquility - Troja - Try See 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 Mandeville Named natural and historic features inside Mandeville, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 7 rivers and streams. - Dee River - Knollis River - Paved River - Powers River - Sandy River - Sue River - Trunnels River ### Hills and mountains 3 hills. - Lucky Hill · 416 m - Berry Hill · 354 m - Rendal and Expectation Hill · 302 m 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 Mandeville and the best time to visit In Mandeville, 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 Mandeville Places mapped inside Mandeville in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Schools1 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 Mandeville?In Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica - What borders Mandeville?Highgate, Linstead, Stony Hill and Wag Water - What time zone is Mandeville in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Mandeville?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Mandeville?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Mandeville?38 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Mandeville?Settlements lie between 153 m and 360 m - What is the highest point in Mandeville?Lucky Hill (416 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Mandeville?November to July - What is the P-code of Mandeville?JM1107 (OCHA common operational dataset)