# Morant Bay, Saint Thomas Parish – Communities, Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/morant-bay/ Development area · Saint Thomas Parish # Morant Bay Morant Bay is a development area (Social Development Commission) of Jamaica in Saint Thomas Parish. It covers **85.6 km²**. Its main town is Morant Bay. It is divided into 9 communities. 48 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 24 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 85.6km² - 9communities - 24mapped services ## Where is Morant Bay? Morant Bay lies in [Saint Thomas Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 4 other development areas: [Alligator Pond](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/alligator-pond/), [Port Morant](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/port-morant/), [Seaforth](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/seaforth/) and [Yallahs](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/yallahs/). By area it is the 59th largest of 131 development areas in Jamaica. It covers 11.5% of [Saint Thomas Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/). The centre of Morant Bay is about 41 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 17.9057° N, 76.4221° 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 5 named sights in Morant Bay: 2 ruins; 1 attraction; 1 waterfall; 1 cave. - Rozelle Falls · waterfall - Fort Morant (1758) · attraction - Creighton Hall Cave · cave - Morant Bay Courthouse · ruins - Morant House · ruins 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 - Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston39 km - Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen43 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 Morant Bay Community Area km² Localities Services [Church Corner](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/morant-bay/church-corner/) 4.2 6 5 [Duhaney Pen](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/morant-bay/duhaney-pen/) 14 5 0 [Johns Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/morant-bay/johns-town/) 5.6 3 0 [Lyssons](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/morant-bay/lyssons/) 13 7 3 [Morant Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/morant-bay/morant-bay/) 3.1 2 14 [Retreat](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/morant-bay/retreat/) 1.9 3 1 [Spring Gardens](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/morant-bay/spring-gardens/) 8.3 4 0 [White Horses](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/morant-bay/white-horses/) 21 9 1 [Wilmington](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/morant-bay/wilmington/) 16 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 **48 villages, towns and localities** in Morant Bay. The largest with a recorded population: Morant Bay (9,368). Settlements here lie between about 3 m and 286 m above sea level (median 73 m). - Alexander Park - Beckford Town - Belfast - Belvedere - Bon Hill - Brooklands - Carry Hall - Church Corner - Cory Hall - Craighton Hall - Creighton Hall - Creighton Hall - Part of - Duhaney Pen - Dumfries - Friendship - Friendship Pen - Healthful Hill - Hermitage - Hicks Hall - Hill Top - Johns Town - Lyssons - Middleton - Montpelier - Montrose - Morant - Morant Bay - Morant Estate - Mount Champangy - Mount Stewart - Needham Pen - Nutts River - Pembroke Hall - Readers Pen - Red Hill - Retreat - Rozelle - Shady Springs - Spring Garden - Springfield - Stanmore - Stanton - Summit Gardens - Top Retreat - Water Valley - White Horses - Wilmington - Wood Hall 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 Morant Bay Named natural and historic features inside Morant Bay, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 8 rivers and streams. - Banfields Gut - Chocolate Gully - Goslings River - Nutts Great River - Nutts Little River - Pyes Gut - Stony Gut - White River ### Estates 1 estate. - Creighton Hall Estate 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 Morant Bay and the best time to visit In Morant Bay, 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 Morant Bay Places mapped inside Morant Bay in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals3 - Banks1 - Petrol pumps4 - Hotels3 - Schools3 - Colleges and universities1 - Pharmacies1 - Restaurants7 - 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 Morant Bay?In Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica - What borders Morant Bay?Alligator Pond, Port Morant, Seaforth and Yallahs - What is there to see in Morant Bay?Creighton Hall Cave, Fort Morant (1758), Morant Bay Courthouse, Morant House - 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?48 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Morant Bay?Settlements lie between 3 m and 286 m - What is the best time to visit Morant Bay?November to June - How many hospitals are in Morant Bay?3 mapped - How many banks are in Morant Bay?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Morant Bay?4 mapped - What is the P-code of Morant Bay?JM1204 (OCHA common operational dataset)