# Negril, Westmoreland Parish – Communities, Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/negril/ Development area · Westmoreland Parish # Negril Negril is a development area (Social Development Commission) of Jamaica in Westmoreland Parish. It covers **164.4 km²**. It is divided into 6 communities. 68 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 324 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 164km² - 6communities - 324mapped services ## Where is Negril? Negril lies in [Westmoreland Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 5 other development areas: [Frankfield](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/frankfield/), [Grange Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/grange-hill/), [Green Island](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/green-island/), [May Pen](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/may-pen/) and [Savanna-la-mar](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/savanna-la-mar/). By area it is the 17th largest of 131 development areas in Jamaica. It covers 20.9% of [Westmoreland Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/). The centre of Negril is about 157 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 14 km from Savanna-la-Mar, the main town of Westmoreland Parish. The centre point is at 18.2584° N, 78.2577° 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 Negril OpenStreetMap lists 28 named sights in Negril: 20 caves; 6 attractions; 1 theme park; 1 nature reserve. - PCJ Royal Palm Reserve · nature reserve - Barney's Flower & Hummingbird Garden Jamaica, Hylton Avenue, off Negril, W End Rd, Negril · attraction - Blue Hole Spring · attraction - Craft Market · attraction - Rick's Cafe · attraction - Rick's Cafe 1974 · attraction - The Cliffs · attraction - Bat Hole Cave #2 · cave - Blue Hole Cave · cave - Brighton Sinkhole · cave - Campbell's Batholes · cave - Devil's Hole · cave - Grove Land Well · cave - Indian Head Cave · cave - Jamwest Motorsports and Adventure Park · theme park - Joseph's Cave · cave - Monarva Cave · cave - Mount Airey Cave · cave - Negril Light Cave 1 · cave - Negril Light Cave 2 · cave - Negril Swallow Hole · cave - Revival Shelter · cave - Suicides Hole · cave - Titus Cave · cave - Top Hill Cave · cave - Water Hole Cave · cave - Whitehall Property Cave · cave - Xtabi Cove · 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: Negril - 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 Bay45 km - Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel137 km ### Nearest railway station Cambridge Railway Station (Disused) (Cambridge), about 38 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:36) and shortest in Dec (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:36, sunset around 17:39). 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 Negril Community Area km² Localities Services [Broughton](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/negril/broughton/) 5.4 5 0 [Delveland](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/negril/delveland/) 26 11 1 [Little London](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/negril/little-london/) 55 25 6 [Negril](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/negril/negril/) 27 9 314 [Revival](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/negril/revival/) 11 5 3 [Sheffield](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/negril/sheffield/) 40 13 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 Negril Open gazetteers list **68 villages, towns and localities** in Negril. The largest with a recorded population: Negril (13,779) and Little London (4,954). Settlements here lie between about 3 m and 154 m above sea level (median 25 m). - Albany - Bay Road - Brighton - Broughton - Camp Savanna - Canaan Mountain - Cannan Mountain - Cato - Cottage - Crosbie - Delve - Delve Bridge - Delveland - Drummond Lodge - Gazebo - Ginger Mountain - Goldson Land - Good Hope - Hope Hall - Hopewell - Ironshore - Johnson Bush - Jones Pen - Ketto - Little Bay - Little Broughton - Little London - Long Look - Long Pond - Mango Hall - Masemure - Masemure Albany - McNeils Land - Meylersfield - Meylersfield Subdivision - Midgham - Moreland - part of - Moreland Hill - Mount Airy - Negril - Negril Spots - New Broughton - New Hope - Non Pariel - Nonpareil - Old Hope - Old Hope Pen - Old Hope Wharf - Pleasant Lodge - Retreat - Retrieve - Retrieve Common - Retrieve and Drummond Mountain - Revival - Salmon Point - Sheffield - Silver Spring - Spring Garden - Springfield - Springvale - St. Pauls - Toby - Top Hill - Top Road - Villa - West End - Westlands - Whitehall 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 Negril Named natural and historic features inside Negril, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams. - New Savanna River - South Negril River - Thicket River ### Coast and islands 4 headlands. - Saint John’s Point - South Negril Point - South West Point - West Point ### Hills and mountains 8 mountains; 2 hills; 1 valley. - Spital Mountain · 153 m - Retrieve Mountain · 152 m - Spring Garden Valley · 146 m - Retreat Mountain · 104 m - Negril Hill · 101 m - Providence Mountain · 82 m - Mount Spring · 80 m - Paul Island Mountain · 64 m - Mount Pleasant Mountain · 45 m - New Hope · 17 m - Ralph Mountain · 16 m ### Estates 1 estate. - Masemure Estate ### Getting around 1 lighthouse. - Negril Lighthouse 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 Negril and the best time to visit In Negril, the warmest month is Aug (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 1,325 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (217 mm) and the driest Feb (34 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 26 44 Feb 26 34 Mar 27 47 Apr 28 57 May 28 150 Jun 28 150 Jul 29 109 Aug 29 146 Sep 29 190 Oct 28 217 Nov 27 131 Dec 27 50 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Negril Places mapped inside Negril in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Banks4 - Petrol pumps6 - Hotels167 - Shopping malls4 - Schools5 - Pharmacies3 - Restaurants131 - Police stations2 - 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 Negril?In Westmoreland Parish, Jamaica - What borders Negril?Frankfield, Grange Hill, Green Island, May Pen and Savanna-la-mar - What is there to see in Negril?Barney's Flower & Hummingbird Garden Jamaica, Hylton Avenue, off Negril, W End Rd, Negril, Bat Hole Cave #2, Blue Hole Cave, Blue Hole Spring - What time zone is Negril in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Negril?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Negril?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Negril?68 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Negril?Settlements lie between 3 m and 154 m - What is the highest point in Negril?Spital Mountain (153 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Negril?December to April - How many banks are in Negril?4 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Negril?6 mapped - What is the P-code of Negril?JM1409 (OCHA common operational dataset)