Map of Montego Bay, Jamaica

Montego Bay is the administrative centre of Saint James Parish, Jamaica, with a population of about 82,867. It lies at 18.4712°N, 77.9188°W. Montego Bay is about 130 km (81 mi) northwest of Kingston, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Mandeville, 65 km to the southeast.

Montego Bay at a glance

Where is Montego Bay?

• The 4th largest city in Jamaica by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 01 min on the shortest day to 13 h 14 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Montego Bay

• Mandeville — 65 km southeast
• May Pen — 91 km southeast
• Spanish Town — 115 km southeast
• Portmore — 122 km southeast
• Kingston — 130 km southeast
• Bartolomé Masó — 215 km northeast, Cuba
• Manzanillo — 224 km north, Cuba
• Santa Cruz del Sur — 250 km north, Cuba
• Bayamo — 250 km northeast, Cuba
• Jiguaní — 263 km northeast, Cuba

Largest cities in Jamaica

• Kingston — 937,700
• Spanish Town — 145,018
• Portmore — 102,861
• Mandeville — 47,115
• May Pen — 44,755

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.