# Alligator Pond, Saint Thomas Parish – Communities & Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/alligator-pond/

Development area · Saint Thomas Parish 

# Alligator Pond

Alligator Pond is a development area (Social Development Commission) of Jamaica in Saint Thomas Parish. It covers **3.73 km²**. It is divided into 1 community. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 3.7km²
- 1community
- 1mapped service

## Where is Alligator Pond?

Alligator Pond lies in [Saint Thomas Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 2 other development areas: [Morant Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/morant-bay/) and [Port Morant](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/port-morant/). By area it is the 122nd largest of 131 development areas in Jamaica. It covers 0.5% of [Saint Thomas Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/). The centre of Alligator Pond is about 49 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 6.0 km from Morant Bay, the main town of Saint Thomas Parish. The centre point is at 17.8727° N, 76.3530° 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: Alligator Pond

- 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) · Kingston47 km
- Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen51 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).

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 Alligator Pond

Community Area km² Localities Services 

[Prospect](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/alligator-pond/prospect/) 3.7 2 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 Alligator Pond

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Alligator Pond.

- East Prospect
- Oxford

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 Alligator Pond and the best time to visit

In Alligator Pond, 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 Alligator Pond

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

- Hotels1

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 Alligator Pond?In Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Alligator Pond?Morant Bay and Port Morant
- What time zone is Alligator Pond in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Alligator Pond?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Alligator Pond?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Alligator Pond?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Alligator Pond?November to June
- What is the P-code of Alligator Pond?JM1201 (OCHA common operational dataset)