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

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

Development area · Saint Mary Parish 

# Morant Bay

Morant Bay is a development area (Social Development Commission) of Jamaica in Saint Mary Parish. It covers **11.4 km²**. It is divided into 1 community. 10 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 11.4km²
- 1community

## Where is Morant Bay?

Morant Bay lies in [Saint Mary Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 4 other development areas: [Alligator Pond](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/alligator-pond/), [Buff Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/buff-bay/), [Gayle](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/gayle/) and [Oracabessa](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/oracabessa/). By area it is the 95th largest of 131 development areas in Jamaica. It covers 1.9% of [Saint Mary Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/). The centre of Morant Bay is about 49 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 14 km from Port Maria, the main town of Saint Mary Parish. The centre point is at 18.3844° N, 77.0193° 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 Morant Bay

OpenStreetMap lists 3 named sights in Morant Bay: 3 caves.

- Dinaman Caves · cave
- Jacota Hole · cave
- Retreat Hole · cave

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: Morant 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

- Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel5.7 km
- Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen49 km

### Nearest railway station

Old Bog Walk Railway Station (Bog Walk), about 32 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 06:32, sunset around 17:34).

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 Morant Bay

Community Area km² Localities Services 

[Retreat](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/morant-bay/retreat/) 11 10 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 Morant Bay

Open gazetteers list **10 villages, towns and localities** in Morant Bay. Settlements here lie between about 34 m and 87 m above sea level (median 49 m).

- Cardiff
- Charles Town
- Chatsworth
- Duntons Village
- Hindsville
- Industry
- Languedoc
- Retreat
- Tranquility Glades
- Tweedside

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 Morant Bay and the best time to visit

In Morant Bay, 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/).

## Quick answers

- Where is Morant Bay?In Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Morant Bay?Alligator Pond, Buff Bay, Gayle and Oracabessa
- What is there to see in Morant Bay?Dinaman Caves, Jacota Hole, Retreat Hole
- What time zone is Morant Bay in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Morant Bay?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Morant Bay?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Morant Bay?10 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Morant Bay?Settlements lie between 34 m and 87 m
- What is the best time to visit Morant Bay?November to April and July
- What is the P-code of Morant Bay?JM1109 (OCHA common operational dataset)