# Port Maria, Saint Mary Parish – Communities, Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/port-maria/ Development area · Saint Mary Parish # Port Maria Port Maria is a development area (Social Development Commission) of Jamaica in Saint Mary Parish. It covers **115.2 km²**. Its main town is Port Maria. It is divided into 9 communities. 62 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 28 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 115km² - 9communities - 28mapped services ## Where is Port Maria? Port Maria lies in [Saint Mary Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 4 other development areas: [Annotto Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/annotto-bay/), [Gayle](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/gayle/), [Highgate](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/highgate/) and [Oracabessa](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/oracabessa/). By area it is the 42nd largest of 131 development areas in Jamaica. It covers 18.9% of [Saint Mary Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/). The centre of Port Maria is about 38 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.3310° N, 76.8721° 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 Port Maria OpenStreetMap lists 8 named sights in Port Maria: 3 attractions; 2 waterfalls; 2 caves; 1 memorial. - Kwame Falls · waterfall - Tacky Falls · waterfall - Fort Haldane, 1759 · attraction - Pagee Beach · attraction - Street Clock Rotatory · attraction - Back Neckie Cave · cave - Peyton's Cove · cave - Tacky Slave Monument · memorial 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: Port Maria - 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) · Boscobel13 km - Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen38 km ### Nearest railway station Old Bog Walk Railway Station (Bog Walk), about 29 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 06:31, 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 Port Maria Community Area km² Localities Services [Albion Mountain](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/port-maria/albion-mountain/) 5.4 3 0 [Baileys Vale](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/port-maria/baileys-vale/) 3.1 3 4 [Free Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/port-maria/free-hill/) 14 11 0 [Hampstead](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/port-maria/hampstead/) 6.0 1 0 [Islington](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/port-maria/islington/) 38 16 1 [Martin](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/port-maria/martin/) 19 15 2 [Port Maria](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/port-maria/port-maria/) 8.0 7 17 [Robins Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/port-maria/robins-bay/) 17 5 4 [Sandside](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/port-maria/sandside/) 5.2 1 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 Port Maria Open gazetteers list **62 villages, towns and localities** in Port Maria. The largest with a recorded population: Port Maria (7,906) and Islington (2,958). Settlements here lie between about 1 m and 242 m above sea level (median 70 m). - Albany - Albion Mountain - Bailey's Vale - Bailey's Valley - Ballards Valley - Barkerswood - Brimmer Hall - Brooklyn - Carlton Wood House - Copper - Crescent Park - Cum See - Dillian Ville - Egypt - Esher - Esher Estate - Fontabelle - Free Hill - Friendship - Frontier - Frontier Estate - Geddes Town - Glen-Cree - Green Castle - Green Wood - Hampstead - Heywood Hall - Huntstown - Islington - Lebanon - Little Bay - Llanrumney - Lower Esher - Mannings Town - Martin Village - Martins Village - Moore Hall - More Hall - Mount Morency - Mount Pleasant - Nutfield - Orange Hill - Oxford - Pimento Hill - Port Maria - Preston Hill - Quebec - Quebec Estate - Roadside - Robins Bay - Rosend - Salem - Sandside - Sheerness - Spring Piece - The Cross - Tollock Castle - Trinity - Tryall - Vanity Fair - Villa - Whitehall 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 Port Maria Named natural and historic features inside Port Maria, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 21 rivers and streams; 1 reservoir or tank. - Belfield River - Brickyard Gully - Calabash Bottom River - Crawle River - Crawle River - Georges River - Green Castle Reservoir - Joyces Gully - Llanrumney River - Meagre River - Micar River - Negro River - Pagee River - Plantain Walk River - Port Maria River - Salt River - Slippery River - Stilemans River - Stony River - Tyrrells River - Waters River - White River ### Coast and islands 6 headlands. - Blowing Point - Blowing Point - Don Christophers Point - Forges Point - Pagee Point - Peytons Point ### Hills and mountains 4 hills; 1 valley. - Pimento Hill · 265 m - Nutfield · 247 m - Quebec Mountain · 184 m - Ballards Valley · 80 m - Crab Woods · 75 m ### History 1 fort. - Fort Haldane ### Getting around 1 railway station. - Albany Station 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 Port Maria and the best time to visit In Port Maria, 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 Port Maria Places mapped inside Port Maria in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals2 - Banks7 - Petrol pumps4 - Hotels5 - Schools1 - Colleges and universities1 - Pharmacies1 - Restaurants6 - 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 Port Maria?In Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica - What borders Port Maria?Annotto Bay, Gayle, Highgate and Oracabessa - What is there to see in Port Maria?Back Neckie Cave, Fort Haldane, 1759, Kwame Falls, Pagee Beach - What time zone is Port Maria in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Port Maria?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Port Maria?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Port Maria?62 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Port Maria?Settlements lie between 1 m and 242 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Port Maria?1 named in GeoNames - What is the highest point in Port Maria?Pimento Hill (265 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Port Maria?November to April and July - How many hospitals are in Port Maria?2 mapped - How many banks are in Port Maria?7 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Port Maria?4 mapped - What is the P-code of Port Maria?JM1111 (OCHA common operational dataset)