# Westmoreland Parish, Jamaica – Development areas & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/ Parish · Jamaica # Westmoreland Parish Westmoreland Parish is a parish of Jamaica. It had an estimated **144,103 people** in 2011 on 785 km² (about 184 per km²). Its main town is Savanna-la-Mar. It is divided into 15 development areas. 397 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 430 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 144,103people (2011) - 785km² - 15development areas - 430mapped services ## How many people live in Westmoreland Parish? Westmoreland Parish had an estimated **144,103 people** in 2011 — 5.3% of Jamaica, 8th of 14 parishes. There are 956 women for every 1,000 men (below the Jamaica figure of 1,022). Spread over 785 km², that is about **184 people per km²**, 8th of 14 parishes. 28.7% of people are children under 15 and 8.6% are 65 or older; the median age is about 27 years (it is 28 across Jamaica). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 59 children and older people. 0–4 ****13,195** 5–9 ****14,317** 10–14 ****13,809** 15–19 ****14,192** 20–24 ****12,816** 25–29 ****12,021** 30–34 ****9,214** 35–39 ****9,100** 40–44 ****8,395** 45–49 ****7,644** 50–54 ****7,539** 55–59 ****5,203** 60–64 ****4,320** 65+ ****12,339** Source: [Statistical Institute of Jamaica via OCHA HDX, population (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ps-jam). ## Where is Westmoreland Parish? Westmoreland Parish lies in [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 3 other parishes: [Hanover Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/), [Saint Elizabeth Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/) and [Saint James Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/). By area it is the 8th largest of 14 parishes in Jamaica. It covers 7.2% of [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). The centre of Westmoreland Parish is about 128 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.2106° N, 77.9790° 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 Westmoreland Parish OpenStreetMap lists 68 named sights in Westmoreland Parish: 47 caves; 13 attractions; 2 waterfalls; 1 museum; 1 theme park; 1 nature reserve; 1 archaeological site; 1 ruins; 1 viewpoint. - German Town Imigration Museum · museum - Old Fort · archaeological site - Benta Falls · waterfall - Mayfield Falls · waterfall - PCJ Royal Palm Reserve · nature reserve - Beautiful beach · viewpoint - Abeokuta Paradise Nature Park · attraction - Barney's Flower & Hummingbird Garden Jamaica, Hylton Avenue, off Negril, W End Rd, Negril · attraction - Blue Hole Spring · attraction - Bluefields Beach Park · attraction - Craft Market · attraction - Mayfield Falls Office Enterance · attraction - Paradise Park · attraction - Peter Tosh · attraction - Real Rock Garden · attraction - Rick's Cafe · attraction - Rick's Cafe 1974 · attraction - Roaring River Park Garden · attraction - The Cliffs · attraction - Amity Hall Caves · cave - Ancho Cave · cave - Banana Trash Cave · cave - Bat Hole Cave #2 · cave - Bath Mountain Cave · cave - Berry's Sinkhole · cave - Bethel Town Cave · cave - Blue Hole Cave · cave - Brighton Sinkhole · cave - Campbell's Batholes · cave - Charlemont Caves · cave …and 38 more. 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: Westmoreland Parish - 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 Bay33 km - Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel109 km ### Nearest railway station Stonehenge Train Depot (Disused) (Stonehenge), about 13 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:35) and shortest in Dec (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:35, sunset around 17:38). Month Sunrise Sunset Daylight Jan 06:46 17:54 11.1 h Feb 06:39 18:12 11.5 h Mar 06:21 18:21 12.0 h Apr 05:55 18:28 12.5 h May 05:38 18:37 13.0 h Jun 05:35 18:48 13.2 h Jul 05:43 18:51 13.1 h Aug 05:53 18:39 12.8 h Sep 05:59 18:15 12.3 h Oct 06:04 17:50 11.8 h Nov 06:18 17:35 11.3 h Dec 06:35 17:38 11.0 h 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. ## Development areas of Westmoreland Parish Development area Area km² Communities Services [Annotto Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/annotto-bay/) 6.7 1 0 [Buff Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/buff-bay/) 9.0 1 0 [Christiana](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/christiana/) 1.5 1 0 [Darliston](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/darliston/) 163 19 2 [Frankfield](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/frankfield/) 7.0 1 2 [Grange Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/grange-hill/) 119 10 4 [Hopewell](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/hopewell/) 13 1 0 [May Pen](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/may-pen/) 3.4 1 0 [Negril](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/negril/) 164 6 324 [Port Morant](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/port-morant/) 6.3 1 0 [Red Hills](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/red-hills/) 14 1 0 [Santa Cruz](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/santa-cruz/) 15 1 0 [Savanna-la-mar](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/savanna-la-mar/) 166 21 73 [Whitehouse](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/whitehouse/) 93 10 25 [Williamsfield](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/williamsfield/) 4.9 1 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/). ## Largest towns in Westmoreland Parish - Savanna-la-Mar16,553 - Negril13,779 - Grange Hill10,429 - Little London4,954 - Whithorn4,284 - Petersfield3,454 - Whitehouse3,233 - Bluefields2,828 - Bethel Town2,416 - Darliston2,076 - Frome993 Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Populations as recorded in GeoNames, which may be older than the estimates above. ## Landscape and landmarks of Westmoreland Parish Named natural and historic features inside Westmoreland Parish, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 16 rivers and streams. - Bluefields River - Creesnock River - Deans Valley River - Flamstead River - Goat Gully - Goodins River - Lambs River - Morgans River - New Savanna River - Roaring River - Robins River - Salt River - South Negril River - Straws River - Sweet River - Thicket River ### Coast and islands 10 headlands. - Bluff Point - Cabarita Point - Crab Pond Point - Friars Cap Point - Robins Point - Saint John’s Point - South Negril Point - South West Point - West Point - Whitehouse Point ### Hills and mountains 33 mountains; 11 hills; 3 valleys. - Orange Hill · 629 m - Mount Carmel · 567 m - Cornwall Mountain · 474 m - Buddles Mountain · 469 m - Paradise Mountain · 444 m - Carawina Mountain · 417 m - Lock Mountain · 417 m - Sweet River Mountain · 417 m - Hermitage Mountain · 411 m - Kenny Hill · 386 m - Old Mountain · 386 m - Potosi Mountain · 378 m - Bath Mountain · 373 m - Mount Ricketts · 373 m - Paradise Mountain · 373 m - Fontabelle Mountain · 283 m - Georges Plain Mountain · 253 m - Cotton Hill · 249 m - Mount Edgecombe · 171 m - Friendship Mountain · 164 m - Spital Mountain · 153 m - Retrieve Mountain · 152 m - Spring Garden Valley · 146 m - Mount Charles · 114 m …and 23 more. ### Forests and nature 2 forests. - Copse Mountain - Shafston Forest ### History 1 ancient site; 1 museum. - Mount Ambrin Theater Museum & Resort - Surinam Quarters ### Estates 3 estates. - Friendship Estate - Masemure Estate - Shafston Great House ### Getting around 3 airfields; 1 bridge; 1 lighthouse. - Frome - Grange Hill - Morgans River Bridge - Negril Lighthouse - Sweet River 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 Westmoreland Parish and the best time to visit In Westmoreland Parish, the warmest month is Aug (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (27 °C). About 1,046 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (171 mm) and the driest Feb (24 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **December to April**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 27 48 Feb 27 24 Mar 27 37 Apr 28 56 May 28 141 Jun 29 102 Jul 29 76 Aug 29 100 Sep 29 141 Oct 29 171 Nov 28 102 Dec 27 50 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Westmoreland Parish Places mapped inside Westmoreland Parish in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals4 - Banks12 - Petrol pumps26 - Hotels188 - Shopping malls11 - Schools19 - Colleges and universities2 - Pharmacies14 - Restaurants149 - Police stations3 - Dental clinics2 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 Westmoreland Parish?In Jamaica - What is the population of Westmoreland Parish?144,103 (2011 estimate) - What is the median age in Westmoreland Parish?About 27 years (2011 estimate) - What is the population density of Westmoreland Parish?About 184 people per km² - What borders Westmoreland Parish?Hanover Parish, Saint Elizabeth Parish and Saint James Parish - What is there to see in Westmoreland Parish?Abeokuta Paradise Nature Park, Amity Hall Caves, Ancho Cave, Banana Trash Cave - What time zone is Westmoreland Parish in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Westmoreland Parish?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Westmoreland Parish?English (main languages nationally) - What is the largest town in Westmoreland Parish?Savanna-la-Mar - What is the highest point in Westmoreland Parish?Orange Hill (629 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Westmoreland Parish?December to April - How many hospitals are in Westmoreland Parish?4 mapped - How many banks are in Westmoreland Parish?12 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Westmoreland Parish?26 mapped - What is the P-code of Westmoreland Parish?JM14 (OCHA common operational dataset)