# Yallahs, Saint Thomas Parish – Communities, Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/yallahs/ Development area · Saint Thomas Parish # Yallahs Yallahs is a development area (Social Development Commission) of Jamaica in Saint Thomas Parish. It covers **137.4 km²**. It is divided into 10 communities. 68 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 10 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 137km² - 10communities - 10mapped services ## Where is Yallahs? Yallahs lies in [Saint Thomas Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 5 other development areas: [Harbour View](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/harbour-view/), [Morant Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/morant-bay/), [Papine](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/papine/), [Seaforth](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/seaforth/) and [Trinityville](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/trinityville/). By area it is the 31st largest of 131 development areas in Jamaica. It covers 18.5% of [Saint Thomas Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/). The centre of Yallahs is about 20 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 23 km from Morant Bay, the main town of Saint Thomas Parish. The centre point is at 17.9298° N, 76.6195° 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 Yallahs OpenStreetMap lists 4 named sights in Yallahs: 3 attractions; 1 cave. - Albion Great House Aqueduct · attraction - Albion Great House Waterwheel · attraction - Black Beach(BM Beach) · attraction - Cambridge Hill Caves · 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: Yallahs - 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) · Kingston18 km - Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen23 km ### Nearest railway station Spanish Town Railway Station (Spanish Town Central), about 36 km from the centre. ### 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 Yallahs Community Area km² Localities Services [Albion](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/yallahs/albion/) 20 6 3 [Baptist](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/yallahs/baptist/) 3.3 3 1 [Easington](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/yallahs/easington/) 7.1 5 0 [Eleven Miles](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/yallahs/eleven-miles/) 8.6 8 2 [Llandewey](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/yallahs/llandewey/) 12 4 0 [Lloyds](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/yallahs/lloyds/) 32 17 0 [Pamphret](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/yallahs/pamphret/) 16 5 0 [Poormans Corner](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/yallahs/poormans-corner/) 6.4 5 1 [Ramble](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/yallahs/ramble/) 21 10 0 [Yallahs](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/yallahs/yallahs/) 11 5 3 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 Yallahs Open gazetteers list **68 villages, towns and localities** in Yallahs. The largest with a recorded population: Yallahs (7,644) and Easington (2,634). Settlements here lie between about 18 m and 654 m above sea level (median 134 m). - Aeolus Valley - Albion - Bethezra - Birness - Bloomfield - Bransbury - Brighton - Buchananas Mountain - Bull Bay - Part of - Bull Park Pen - Burge - Cambridge Farm - Cambridge Hill - Cherry Garden - Coldstream - Cosley Hill Gap - Easington - Eastwood - Easy Mind - Edinburgh Castle - Eleven Mile - Eleven Miles - Four Mile Wood - Garden Piece - Goat Ridge - Gold Ridge - Grants Pen - Green Wall - Harmony Hall - Heart Ease - Jack's View - Johncrow Hill - Knightsville - Llandewey - Lloyds - Lloydsville - Logwood - Louden Hill - Lows Mountain - Mezgar Garden - Mezgar Gardens - Montpelier - Mount Sinai - Newland - Norris - Orange Park House - Pamphret - Pentonville - Petersfield - Phillipsfield - Poor Mans Corner - Ramble - Raywood - River Head - Scotland Gate - Seymour Garden - Smithfield - Somerset Mount - South Haven - Sun Coast Beach Club - Turners Gap - Wamba - Wilson Gap - Wilson's Gap - Windsor Forest - Woodbourne - Worcester Park - Yallahs 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 Yallahs Named natural and historic features inside Yallahs, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 11 rivers and streams. - Back River - Banana River - Canoe Gully - Colliers River - Dark Hole Gully - Mundicot River - Negro River - Shooting River - Spring Gut - Stony Valley River - Yallahs River ### Coast and islands 2 headlands; 1 bay. - Cow Bay Point - Salt Pond Bay - Yallahs Point ### Hills and mountains 4 hills; 1 mountain. - Easy Mind Mountain · 560 m - Yallahs Hill · 449 m - Cambridge Hill · 408 m - Stewarts Hill · 262 m - Mount Sinai · 194 m ### History 1 fort. - Sugar Loaf Hill ### Estates 1 estate. - Cambridge Hill 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 Yallahs and the best time to visit In Yallahs, the warmest month is Aug (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 927 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (170 mm) and the driest Feb (19 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to July**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 33 Feb 26 19 Mar 26 29 Apr 27 41 May 27 111 Jun 28 89 Jul 28 69 Aug 28 104 Sep 28 127 Oct 28 170 Nov 27 87 Dec 26 49 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Yallahs Places mapped inside Yallahs in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Banks1 - Petrol pumps1 - Hotels2 - Schools1 - Restaurants5 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 Yallahs?In Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica - What borders Yallahs?Harbour View, Morant Bay, Papine, Seaforth and Trinityville - What is there to see in Yallahs?Albion Great House Aqueduct, Albion Great House Waterwheel, Black Beach(BM Beach), Cambridge Hill Caves - What time zone is Yallahs in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Yallahs?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Yallahs?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Yallahs?68 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Yallahs?Settlements lie between 18 m and 654 m - What is the highest point in Yallahs?Easy Mind Mountain (560 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Yallahs?November to July - How many banks are in Yallahs?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Yallahs?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Yallahs?JM1208 (OCHA common operational dataset)