# Rio Bueno Community, Duncans, Trelawny Parish – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/duncans/rio-bueno/ Community · Duncans # Rio Bueno Rio Bueno is a community of Jamaica in Duncans, Trelawny Parish. It covers **11.7 km²**. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 11.7km² - 5mapped services - 23 mtypical elevation ## Where is Rio Bueno? Rio Bueno lies in [Duncans](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/duncans/), [Trelawny Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 4 other communities: [Brampton](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/clarks-town/brampton/), [Discovery Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/discovery-bay/discovery-bay/), [Duncans](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/duncans/duncans/) and [Samuel Prospect](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/duncans/samuel-prospect/). By area it is the 332nd largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 17.9% of [Duncans](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/duncans/). The centre of Rio Bueno is about 89 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.4675° N, 77.4757° 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 Rio Bueno OpenStreetMap lists 3 named sights in Rio Bueno: 2 caves; 1 archaeological site. - Fort Dunbar · archaeological site - Braco Cave · cave - Hall And Hill Cave · cave ### Nearby, outside Rio Bueno - Laughlands Rising · cave, Brampton3.8 km - Victons Cave · cave, Duncans5.2 km - Silver Sands Beach · beach, Duncans5.9 km - Thickets Cave · cave, Discovery Bay6.3 km - Columbus Park · viewpoint, Discovery Bay6.4 km - Stony Hill Cave · cave, Duncans6.7 km - Johnson's Pen Cave · cave, Duncans6.8 km - Duncan Cliff · attraction, Duncans7.3 km - Rio Pen Cave · cave, Discovery Bay7.5 km - Puerto Seco Beach · beach, Discovery Bay8.0 km - Brown River Rising · cave, Discovery Bay8.5 km - Dornock Head · cave, Discovery Bay8.8 km 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: Rio Bueno - 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 Bay46 km - Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel54 km ### Nearest railway station Greenvale Station (Mile Gully), about 37 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 17:35). 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. ## Villages and localities in Rio Bueno Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in Rio Bueno. Settlements here lie between about 3 m and 61 m above sea level (median 23 m). - Braco - Braco Estate - Calabar - Clifton - Dumfries - Holland Hill - Rio Bueno - Tom Bell 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 Rio Bueno Named natural and historic features inside Rio Bueno, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Coast and islands 1 headland. - Devils Cook Room 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 Rio Bueno and the best time to visit Using the climate of 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/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Rio Bueno Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Falmouth Hospital · Falmouth 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.49647&mlon=-77.66115#map=17/18.49647/-77.66115) Bank NCB · Duncans 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.46814&mlon=-77.53688#map=17/18.46814/-77.53688) ATM Scotiabank · Ocho Rios 40 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.41078&mlon=-77.10178#map=17/18.41078/-77.10178) Petrol pump TotalEnergies · Discovery Bay 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.47540&mlon=-77.44690#map=17/18.47540/-77.44690) Hotel Melia Braco Village · Rio Bueno 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.48072&mlon=-77.47164#map=17/18.48072/-77.47164) Mall Albert George Market · Falmouth 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.49194&mlon=-77.65246#map=17/18.49194/-77.65246) School Brampton All Age School · Jackson Town 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.44406&mlon=-77.49150#map=17/18.44406/-77.49150) College Brown's Town Community College · Browns Town 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.40079&mlon=-77.36404#map=17/18.40079/-77.36404) Police station Duncans Police · Duncans 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.46811&mlon=-77.53576#map=17/18.46811/-77.53576) Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Rio Bueno Places mapped inside Rio Bueno in open map data, by type. - Hotels3 - Restaurants2 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. ## Other communities in Duncans - Duncans - Refuge - Samuel Prospect - Spicy Hill ## Quick answers - Where is Rio Bueno?In Duncans, Trelawny Parish, Jamaica - What borders Rio Bueno?Brampton, Discovery Bay, Duncans and Samuel Prospect - What is there to see in Rio Bueno?Braco Cave, Fort Dunbar, Hall And Hill Cave - What time zone is Rio Bueno in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Rio Bueno?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Rio Bueno?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Rio Bueno?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Rio Bueno?Settlements lie between 3 m and 61 m - What is the best time to visit Rio Bueno?November to April and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Rio Bueno?Falmouth Hospital, about 20 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Rio Bueno?NCB, about 6.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Rio Bueno?Scotiabank, about 40 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Rio Bueno?TotalEnergies, about 3.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Rio Bueno?JM130303 (OCHA common operational dataset)