# Santa Cruz, Westmoreland Parish – Communities, Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/santa-cruz/ Development area · Westmoreland Parish # Santa Cruz Santa Cruz is a development area (Social Development Commission) of Jamaica in Westmoreland Parish. It covers **14.7 km²**. It is divided into 1 community. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 14.7km² - 1community ## Where is Santa Cruz? Santa Cruz lies in [Westmoreland Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 3 other development areas: [Grange Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/grange-hill/), [Lucea](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/lucea/) and [Red Hills](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/red-hills/). By area it is the 89th largest of 131 development areas in Jamaica. It covers 1.9% of [Westmoreland Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/). The centre of Santa Cruz is about 144 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 12 km from Savanna-la-Mar, the main town of Westmoreland Parish. The centre point is at 18.3269° N, 78.1145° 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). ## Know before you go: Santa Cruz - 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 Bay29 km - Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel121 km ### Nearest railway station Cambridge Railway Station (Disused) (Cambridge), about 22 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 06:36, sunset around 17:38). 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 Santa Cruz Community Area km² Localities Services [Burnt Savannah](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/santa-cruz/burnt-savannah/) 15 6 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 Santa Cruz Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Santa Cruz. Settlements here lie between about 18 m and 105 m above sea level (median 47 m). - Blackness - Burnt Savanna - Clifton - Dangra - Mount Grace - Truro Pen 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 Santa Cruz Named natural and historic features inside Santa Cruz, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain; 1 valley. - Georges Plain Mountain · 253 m - Webbers Valley · 58 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 Santa Cruz and the best time to visit In Santa Cruz, 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/). ## Quick answers - Where is Santa Cruz?In Westmoreland Parish, Jamaica - What borders Santa Cruz?Grange Hill, Lucea and Red Hills - What time zone is Santa Cruz in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Santa Cruz?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Santa Cruz?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Santa Cruz?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Santa Cruz?Settlements lie between 18 m and 105 m - What is the highest point in Santa Cruz?Georges Plain Mountain (253 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Santa Cruz?December to April - What is the P-code of Santa Cruz?JM1412 (OCHA common operational dataset)