# Mandeville, Saint Thomas Parish – Communities, Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/mandeville/ Development area · Saint Thomas Parish # Mandeville Mandeville is a development area (Social Development Commission) of Jamaica in Saint Thomas Parish. It covers **41.3 km²**. It is divided into 1 community. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 41.3km² - 1community - 1mapped service ## Where is Mandeville? Mandeville lies in [Saint Thomas Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 4 other development areas: [Rio Grande](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/rio-grande/), [Seaforth](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/seaforth/), [Swift River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/swift-river/) and [Trinityville](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/trinityville/). By area it is the 74th largest of 131 development areas in Jamaica. It covers 5.6% of [Saint Thomas Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/). The centre of Mandeville is about 27 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 20 km from Morant Bay, the main town of Saint Thomas Parish. The centre point is at 18.0035° N, 76.5427° 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 Mandeville OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Mandeville: 1 theme park. - Checkdam · theme park 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: 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 - Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston27 km - Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen30 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:30) and shortest in Dec (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:29, 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 [Somerset](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/mandeville/somerset/) 41 7 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 **7 villages, towns and localities** in Mandeville. - Garbrand & Mullet Hall - Island Head - Mullet Hall - New Field - Rose Hall - Shirley Castle - Somerset 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 6 rivers and streams. - East Arm of Morant River - Hungry Gully - Morgans River - Nannytown Gully - West Arm of Morant River - Wild Cane River ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain; 1 hill; 1 valley. - Candle Fly Peak · 1,505 m - Union Hill · 439 m - Blue Mountain Valley · 207 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 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 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 Thomas Parish, Jamaica - What borders Mandeville?Rio Grande, Seaforth, Swift River and Trinityville - What is there to see in Mandeville?Checkdam - 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?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Mandeville?Candle Fly Peak (1,505 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Mandeville?November to June - What is the P-code of Mandeville?JM1203 (OCHA common operational dataset)