# Dedza Boma Traditional authority, Dedza District – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/dedza/dedza-boma/

Traditional authority · Dedza District 

# Dedza Boma

Dedza Boma is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Dedza District, Central Region. It covers **20.0 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 21 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 20.0km²
- 21mapped services
- 1,587 mtypical elevation

## Where is Dedza Boma?

Dedza Boma lies in [Dedza District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/dedza/), [Central Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 4 other traditional authorities: [TA Kachere](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/dedza/ta-kachere/), [TA Kamenya Gwaza](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/dedza/ta-kamenya-gwaza/), [TA Kaphuka](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/dedza/ta-kaphuka/) and [TA Kasumbu](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/dedza/ta-kasumbu/). By area it is the 305th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 0.5% of [Dedza District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/dedza/). The centre of Dedza Boma is about 74 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 1.3 km from Dedza, the main town of Dedza District. The centre point is at -14.3824° N, 34.3224° E.

Source: [National Statistics Office of Malawi via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-mwi).

## Villages and localities in Dedza Boma

Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Dedza Boma. The largest with a recorded population: Dedza (34,882). Settlements here lie between about 1,509 m and 1,608 m above sea level (median 1,587 m).

- Dedza
- Gongula
- Kagesi
- Kapesi
- Maupi

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 Dedza Boma

Named natural and historic features inside Dedza Boma, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

2 rivers and streams.

- Namalolo
- Namitope

### Getting around

1 airfield.

- Dedza

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 Dedza Boma and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Dedza District, the warmest month is Nov (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jul (16 °C), after allowing for this place being about 303 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,069 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (311 mm) and the driest Jun (2 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to November**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 21 311 

Feb 21 220 

Mar 21 161 

Apr 19 41 

May 18 7 

Jun 16 2 

Jul 16 2 

Aug 18 2 

Sep 21 3 

Oct 24 12 

Nov 25 63 

Dec 22 245 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Dedza Boma

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Dedza District Hospital · Dedza Boma 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.38568&mlon=34.33560#map=17/-14.38568/34.33560) 

Bank FDH Bank · Dedza Boma 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.37966&mlon=34.33352#map=17/-14.37966/34.33352) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies Dedza Service Station · Dedza Boma 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.38083&mlon=34.33383#map=17/-14.38083/34.33383) 

Hotel Khama resthouse 2000 per room · Dedza Boma 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.37783&mlon=34.33132#map=17/-14.37783/34.33132) 

School Islamic School · Dedza Boma 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.38639&mlon=34.31243#map=17/-14.38639/34.31243) 

College Forestry College · TA Kasumbu 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.34249&mlon=34.30874#map=17/-14.34249/34.30874) 

Police station checkpoint · Dedza Boma 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.39639&mlon=34.34136#map=17/-14.39639/34.34136) 

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 Dedza Boma

Places mapped inside Dedza Boma in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals2
- Banks4
- Petrol pumps2
- Hotels5
- Schools2
- Restaurants4
- Police stations2

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 traditional authorities in Dedza District

- TA Chauma
- TA Chilikumwendo
- TA Kachere
- TA Kachindamoto
- TA Kamenya Gwaza
- TA Kaphuka
- TA Kasumbu
- TA Tambala

## Quick answers

- Where is Dedza Boma?In Dedza District, Central Region, Malawi
- What borders Dedza Boma?TA Kachere, TA Kamenya Gwaza, TA Kaphuka and TA Kasumbu
- How many villages are in Dedza Boma?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Dedza Boma?Settlements lie between 1,509 m and 1,608 m
- What is the best time to visit Dedza Boma?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Dedza Boma?Dedza District Hospital, about 1.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Dedza Boma?FDH Bank, about 1.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dedza Boma?TotalEnergies Dedza Service Station, about 1.2 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Dedza Boma?2 mapped
- How many banks are in Dedza Boma?4 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Dedza Boma?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Dedza Boma?MW20820 (OCHA common operational dataset)