# Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica – Development areas & Population

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Parish · Jamaica 

# Saint Thomas Parish

Saint Thomas Parish is a parish of Jamaica. It had an estimated **93,902 people** in 2011 on 742 km² (about 127 per km²). Its main town is Morant Bay. It is divided into 8 development areas. 292 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 71 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 93,902people (2011)
- 742km²
- 8development areas
- 71mapped services

## How many people live in Saint Thomas Parish?

Saint Thomas Parish had an estimated **93,902 people** in 2011 — 3.5% of Jamaica, 10th of 14 parishes. There are 1,000 women for every 1,000 men (below the Jamaica figure of 1,022). Spread over 742 km², that is about **127 people per km²**, 11th of 14 parishes.

27.0% of people are children under 15 and 8.9% 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 56 children and older people.

0–4 ****7,433**

5–9 ****8,140**

10–14 ****9,746**

15–19 ****10,043**

20–24 ****8,495**

25–29 ****7,498**

30–34 ****5,981**

35–39 ****6,089**

40–44 ****5,387**

45–49 ****4,578**

50–54 ****4,977**

55–59 ****3,788**

60–64 ****3,352**

65+ ****8,395**

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 Thomas Parish?

Saint Thomas Parish lies in [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 2 other parishes: [Portland Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/) and [Saint Andrew Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/). By area it is the 9th largest of 14 parishes in Jamaica. It covers 6.8% of [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). The centre of Saint Thomas Parish is about 37 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 17.9713° N, 76.4423° 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 Thomas Parish

OpenStreetMap lists 30 named sights in Saint Thomas Parish: 14 attractions; 5 caves; 4 ruins; 2 waterfalls; 1 theme park; 1 beach; 1 memorial; 1 archaeological site; 1 monument.

- Sheldon House · archaeological site
- Rozelle Falls · waterfall
- Whitefield Hall Waterfall · waterfall
- White Sand · beach
- Albion Great House Aqueduct · attraction
- Albion Great House Waterwheel · attraction
- Bath Fountain Hotel & Spa · attraction
- Black Beach(BM Beach) · attraction
- Chill spot (Tyre or Ackee Tree) · attraction
- Fort Lindsay, 1790 · attraction
- Fort Morant (1758) · attraction
- Holland Bay Beach · attraction
- Jacob's Ladder · attraction
- Logan shed · attraction
- Old Pera Windmill · attraction
- Red Cliffs · attraction
- Stokes Hall Great House · attraction
- Stokes Hall Great House · attraction
- Cambridge Hill Caves · cave
- Checkdam · theme park
- Cole Cave · cave
- Coley House · ruins
- Creighton Hall Cave · cave
- Hillside Cemetery · memorial
- Holland Great House · ruins
- Land Authority · monument
- Morant Bay Courthouse · ruins
- Morant House · ruins
- Rowe Cave · cave
- Style Hut Cave · 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: Saint Thomas 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

- Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston37 km
- Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen40 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:29) and shortest in Dec (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:28, sunset around 17:32).

Month Sunrise Sunset Daylight 

Jan 06:39 17:49 11.2 h 

Feb 06:33 18:06 11.5 h 

Mar 06:15 18:15 12.0 h 

Apr 05:50 18:21 12.5 h 

May 05:32 18:30 13.0 h 

Jun 05:29 18:41 13.2 h 

Jul 05:38 18:44 13.1 h 

Aug 05:48 18:33 12.8 h 

Sep 05:53 18:08 12.3 h 

Oct 05:58 17:44 11.8 h 

Nov 06:11 17:29 11.3 h 

Dec 06:28 17:32 11.1 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 Thomas Parish

Development area Area km² Communities Services 

[Alligator Pond](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/alligator-pond/) 3.7 1 1 

[Golden Grove](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/golden-grove/) 124 9 9 

[Mandeville](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/mandeville/) 41 1 1 

[Morant Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/morant-bay/) 86 9 24 

[Port Morant](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/port-morant/) 117 8 3 

[Seaforth](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/seaforth/) 111 6 7 

[Trinityville](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/trinityville/) 121 7 16 

[Yallahs](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/yallahs/) 137 10 10 

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 Thomas Parish

- Morant Bay9,368
- Yallahs7,644
- Seaforth4,550
- Golden Grove3,058
- Dalvey3,037
- Trinity Ville2,895
- Easington2,634
- Bath2,382

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 Thomas Parish

Named natural and historic features inside Saint Thomas Parish, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

56 rivers and streams; 1 waterfall.

- Anchovy River
- Back River
- Banana River
- Banana River
- Banfields Gut
- Boar River
- Bugaboo River
- Canoe Gully
- Chocolate Gully
- Clarkes River
- Cocoa River
- Cocorocoe Gully
- Colliers River
- Connor River
- Crayfish River
- Dark Hole Gully
- Devils River
- Dry River
- East Arm of Morant River
- Goslings River
- Great Fall
- Green River
- Hungry Gully
- Indian Cony River

…and 33 more.

### Coast and islands

7 headlands; 2 bays.

- Battery Point
- Booby South Point
- Cow Bay Point
- Folly Bay
- Pera Point
- Quaco Point
- Rocky Point
- Salt Pond Bay
- Yallahs Point

### Hills and mountains

17 hills; 5 mountains; 4 mountain passes; 2 peaks; 1 valley.

- Blue Mountain Peak · 2,246 m
- East Peak · 2,222 m
- Portland Gap · 1,795 m
- High Hill · 1,693 m
- Candle Fly Peak · 1,505 m
- Macca Sucker · 1,169 m
- Round Hill · 1,142 m
- Dinner Time · 1,136 m
- Gossomer Peak · 1,121 m
- Big Hill · 1,051 m
- Cabbage Hill · 975 m
- Obuken Hill · 893 m
- Adoo Bassee Hill · 872 m
- Bungo Hill · 851 m
- Cuna Cuna Gap · 767 m
- Hagley Gap · 723 m
- Corn Pass Gap · 661 m
- Stone Hole Bump · 621 m
- Easy Mind Mountain · 560 m
- John Crow Hill · 507 m
- Albion Mountain · 501 m
- Yallahs Hill · 449 m
- Union Hill · 439 m
- Cambridge Hill · 408 m

…and 5 more.

### Forests and nature

1 park.

- Blue Mountain, Big Level

### History

2 forts.

- Fort Lindsay
- Sugar Loaf Hill

### Estates

3 estates.

- Cambridge Hill Estate
- Creighton Hall Estate
- Moy Hall Estate

### Getting around

2 airfields; 1 bridge.

- Duckenfield
- Johnson River Bridge
- Serge Island

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 Thomas Parish and the best time to visit

In Saint Thomas Parish, the warmest month is Aug (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Feb (26 °C). About 980 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (180 mm) and the driest Feb (18 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to June**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 26 35 

Feb 26 18 

Mar 26 27 

Apr 27 40 

May 27 117 

Jun 28 101 

Jul 28 75 

Aug 28 111 

Sep 28 131 

Oct 28 180 

Nov 27 94 

Dec 27 51 

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

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Saint Thomas Parish

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

- Hospitals6
- Banks3
- Petrol pumps6
- Hotels8
- Schools20
- Colleges and universities1
- Pharmacies1
- Restaurants23
- Police stations3

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 Thomas Parish?In Jamaica
- What is the population of Saint Thomas Parish?93,902 (2011 estimate)
- What is the median age in Saint Thomas Parish?About 27 years (2011 estimate)
- What is the population density of Saint Thomas Parish?About 127 people per km²
- What borders Saint Thomas Parish?Portland Parish and Saint Andrew Parish
- What is there to see in Saint Thomas Parish?Albion Great House Aqueduct, Albion Great House Waterwheel, Bath Fountain Hotel & Spa, Black Beach(BM Beach)
- What time zone is Saint Thomas Parish in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Saint Thomas Parish?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Saint Thomas Parish?English (main languages nationally)
- What is the largest town in Saint Thomas Parish?Morant Bay
- What is the highest point in Saint Thomas Parish?Blue Mountain Peak (2,246 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Saint Thomas Parish?November to June
- How many hospitals are in Saint Thomas Parish?6 mapped
- How many banks are in Saint Thomas Parish?3 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Saint Thomas Parish?6 mapped
- What is the P-code of Saint Thomas Parish?JM12 (OCHA common operational dataset)