# Dowa Boma Traditional authority, Dowa District, Central Region

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

Traditional authority · Dowa District 

# Dowa Boma

Dowa Boma is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Dowa District, Central Region. It covers **5.14 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 5.1km²
- 1mapped services
- 1,361 mtypical elevation

## Where is Dowa Boma?

Dowa Boma lies in [Dowa District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/dowa/), [Central Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 3 other traditional authorities: [TA Chiwere](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/dowa/ta-chiwere/), [TA Mkukula](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/dowa/ta-mkukula/) and [TA Msakambewa](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/dowa/ta-msakambewa/). By area it is the 366th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 0.2% of [Dowa District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/dowa/). The centre of Dowa Boma is about 38 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 0.6 km from Dowa, the main town of Dowa District. The centre point is at -13.6519° N, 33.9329° 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 Dowa Boma

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Dowa Boma. The largest with a recorded population: Dowa (8,047).

- Dowa

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).

## Weather in Dowa Boma and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Dowa District, the warmest month is Nov (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jul (15 °C), after allowing for this place being about 169 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,071 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (290 mm) and the driest Jun (2 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to November**.

- Jan
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- Nov
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Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 20 290 

Feb 20 222 

Mar 20 168 

Apr 19 47 

May 17 8 

Jun 15 2 

Jul 15 2 

Aug 17 2 

Sep 21 4 

Oct 23 11 

Nov 24 68 

Dec 22 245 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Dowa Boma

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Dowa District Hospital · Dowa Boma 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.65533&mlon=33.93666#map=17/-13.65533/33.93666) 

Bank Tallular Bank · TA Chimutu 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.85199&mlon=33.87641#map=17/-13.85199/33.87641) 

ATM MyBucks · TA Mkukula 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.66466&mlon=33.86821#map=17/-13.66466/33.86821) 

Petrol pump Meru · TA Chiwere 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.72490&mlon=34.03701#map=17/-13.72490/34.03701) 

Hotel Beauty Menerbien Lodge · TA Mkukula 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.75295&mlon=33.81155#map=17/-13.75295/33.81155) 

Mall Pacific Mall · Area 10 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.93842&mlon=33.79149#map=17/-13.93842/33.79149) 

School Sangomalamu Private School · TA Mkukula 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.66780&mlon=33.86880#map=17/-13.66780/33.86880) 

College Tailoring UDET · TA Mkukula 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.66455&mlon=33.86931#map=17/-13.66455/33.86931) 

Police station Dzaleka Police Station · TA Mkukula 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.66375&mlon=33.86897#map=17/-13.66375/33.86897) 

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 Dowa Boma

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

- Hospitals1

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 Dowa District

- Mponela Urban
- TA Chakhaza
- TA Chiwere
- TA Dzoole
- TA Kayembe
- TA Mkukula
- TA Mponela
- TA Msakambewa

## Quick answers

- Where is Dowa Boma?In Dowa District, Central Region, Malawi
- What borders Dowa Boma?TA Chiwere, TA Mkukula and TA Msakambewa
- How many villages are in Dowa Boma?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Dowa Boma?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Dowa Boma?Dowa District Hospital, about 0.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Dowa Boma?Tallular Bank, about 23 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Dowa Boma?MyBucks, about 7.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dowa Boma?Meru, about 14 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Dowa Boma?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Dowa Boma?MW20420 (OCHA common operational dataset)