# Clarks Town, Trelawny Parish – Communities, Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/clarks-town/ Development area · Trelawny Parish # Clarks Town Clarks Town is a development area (Social Development Commission) of Jamaica in Trelawny Parish. It covers **131.6 km²**. It is divided into 6 communities. 42 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 132km² - 6communities - 4mapped services ## Where is Clarks Town? Clarks Town lies in [Trelawny Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 6 other development areas: [Albert Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/albert-town/), [Browns Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/browns-town/), [Discovery Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/discovery-bay/), [Duncans](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/duncans/), [Falmouth](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/falmouth/) and [Gibraltar](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/gibraltar/). By area it is the 32nd largest of 131 development areas in Jamaica. It covers 15.1% of [Trelawny Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/). The centre of Clarks Town is about 88 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 19 km from Falmouth, the main town of Trelawny Parish. The centre point is at 18.3954° N, 77.5121° 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 Clarks Town OpenStreetMap lists 14 named sights in Clarks Town: 13 caves; 1 attraction. - Hyde Hall Estate House · attraction - Arcadia Cave · cave - Ashley Cave · cave - Belmont Cave · cave - Belmont Cave · cave - Cambells Cave · cave - Cole Fissure Cave · cave - Drip Cave · cave - Kinloss Shelter · cave - Laughlands Rising · cave - Manchester Pen Hole · cave - Montieth Cave · cave - Old Man Cave · cave - Stanford 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: Clarks Town - Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Jamaica - CurrencyDollar (JMD) - Country calling code+1-876 - LanguagesEnglish - Plug typesType A, B - Driving sideLeft ### Nearest airports - Sangster International Airport (MBJ) · Montego Bay44 km - Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel57 km ### Nearest railway station Greenvale Station (Mile Gully), about 29 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:33) and shortest in Dec (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:34, sunset around 17:36). 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 Clarks Town Community Area km² Localities Services [Brampton](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/clarks-town/brampton/) 11 5 0 [Clarks Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/clarks-town/clarks-town/) 45 14 2 [Jackson Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/clarks-town/jackson-town/) 28 10 1 [Kinloss](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/clarks-town/kinloss/) 18 4 0 [Sawyers](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/clarks-town/sawyers/) 24 7 0 [Stewart Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/clarks-town/stewart-town/) 4.7 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 Clarks Town Open gazetteers list **42 villages, towns and localities** in Clarks Town. The largest with a recorded population: Clarks Town (2,606). Settlements here lie between about 177 m and 425 m above sea level (median 245 m). - Ashley Hall - Barnstaple - Belmont - Biddiford - Brampton - Brampton Bryan - Bryan Castle - Campbells - Clarks Town - Cottage - First Hill - Good Design - Green Hill - Haddington - Hyde - Hyde & Gibraltar - Hyde Hall - Hyde and Gibraltar - Jacks Lodge - Jackson Town - Kinloss - Liberty Hall - Long Pond - Lottery - Lysworney - Mahogany Hall - Monteith - Nightengale Grove - Oxford - Parnassus - Retirement - Rush Content - Sawyers - Sportsman Hall - Sterling Castle - Stewart Town - Swanswick - The Hyde - Trafalgar - Vale Royal Mountain - Water Valley - Wilson Vale 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 Clarks Town Named natural and historic features inside Clarks Town, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams. - Main Gut - Quaco Gully - Rio Bueno ### Hills and mountains 3 mountains; 2 hills. - Linton Park Mountain · 453 m - Friendship Mountain · 445 m - Long Pond Mountain · 426 m - Vale Royal Mountain · 366 m - Etingdon · 279 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 Clarks Town and the best time to visit In Clarks Town, the warmest month is Aug (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,168 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (183 mm) and the driest Feb (34 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to April and July to August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 48 Feb 25 34 Mar 26 52 Apr 27 58 May 27 141 Jun 27 128 Jul 27 92 Aug 28 118 Sep 28 151 Oct 27 183 Nov 26 113 Dec 25 50 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Clarks Town Places mapped inside Clarks Town in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Schools3 - 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 Clarks Town?In Trelawny Parish, Jamaica - What borders Clarks Town?Albert Town, Browns Town, Discovery Bay, Duncans, Falmouth and Gibraltar - What is there to see in Clarks Town?Arcadia Cave, Ashley Cave, Belmont Cave, Belmont Cave - What time zone is Clarks Town in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Clarks Town?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Clarks Town?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Clarks Town?42 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Clarks Town?Settlements lie between 177 m and 425 m - What is the highest point in Clarks Town?Linton Park Mountain (453 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Clarks Town?November to April and July to August - What is the P-code of Clarks Town?JM1302 (OCHA common operational dataset)