# Duncans, Trelawny Parish – Communities, Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/duncans/ Development area · Trelawny Parish # Duncans Duncans is a development area (Social Development Commission) of Jamaica in Trelawny Parish. It covers **65.1 km²**. It is divided into 5 communities. 39 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 21 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 65.1km² - 5communities - 21mapped services ## Where is Duncans? Duncans lies in [Trelawny Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 3 other development areas: [Clarks Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/clarks-town/), [Discovery Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/discovery-bay/) and [Falmouth](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/falmouth/). By area it is the 66th largest of 131 development areas in Jamaica. It covers 7.4% of [Trelawny Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/). The centre of Duncans is about 92 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 15 km from Falmouth, the main town of Trelawny Parish. The centre point is at 18.4541° N, 77.5209° 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 Duncans OpenStreetMap lists 12 named sights in Duncans: 6 caves; 3 attractions; 2 archaeological sites; 1 beach. - Fort Dunbar · archaeological site - Stewart Castle · archaeological site - Silver Sands Beach · beach - Carrion Crow Cliffs · attraction - Duncan Cliff · attraction - Stewart Castle Ruins · attraction - Braco Cave · cave - Hall And Hill Cave · cave - Johnson Cave · cave - Johnson's Pen Cave · cave - Stony Hill Cave · cave - Victons 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: Duncans - 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 Bay42 km - Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel58 km ### Nearest railway station Greenvale Station (Mile Gully), about 35 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 Duncans Community Area km² Localities Services [Duncans](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/duncans/duncans/) 23 15 16 [Refuge](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/duncans/refuge/) 5.8 2 0 [Rio Bueno](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/duncans/rio-bueno/) 12 8 5 [Samuel Prospect](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/duncans/samuel-prospect/) 18 9 0 [Spicy Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/duncans/spicy-hill/) 6.7 5 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 Duncans Open gazetteers list **39 villages, towns and localities** in Duncans. The largest with a recorded population: Duncans (5,153). Settlements here lie between about 3 m and 284 m above sea level (median 104 m). - Arcadia - Arcadia House - Arcadia Pen - Ashton - Berkshire - Braco - Braco Estate - Calabar - Carey Park - Clifton - Crawle - Dry Hill - Dumfries - Duncans - Etingdon - Georgia - Glamorgan - Greenfield - Harmony Hall - Holland Hill - Johnston Pen - Kettering - Lancaster - Middlemost - Prospect - Refuge - Rio Bueno - Samuels Prospect - Scharschmidt Prospect - Silver Sands - Simpson - Spicy Hill - Steelfield - Stewart Castle - Tom Bell - Vale Royal - Vale Royal House - Village of Kettering - Windsor 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 Duncans Named natural and historic features inside Duncans, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Coast and islands 3 headlands; 1 beach. - Devils Cook Room - Duncan Cliff - Harmony Beach - Mangrove Point ### History 1 historic site. - Arcadia Great House & Pen 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 Duncans and the best time to visit In Duncans, 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 Duncans Places mapped inside Duncans in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Banks1 - Petrol pumps1 - Hotels13 - Restaurants5 - 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 Duncans?In Trelawny Parish, Jamaica - What borders Duncans?Clarks Town, Discovery Bay and Falmouth - What is there to see in Duncans?Braco Cave, Carrion Crow Cliffs, Duncan Cliff, Fort Dunbar - What time zone is Duncans in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Duncans?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Duncans?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Duncans?39 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Duncans?Settlements lie between 3 m and 284 m - What is the best time to visit Duncans?November to April and July to August - How many banks are in Duncans?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Duncans?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Duncans?JM1303 (OCHA common operational dataset)