# Kasungu Boma Traditional authority, Kasungu District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/kasungu-boma/ Traditional authority · Kasungu District # Kasungu Boma Kasungu Boma is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Kasungu District, Central Region. It covers **36.7 km²**. 13 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 26 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 36.7km² - 26mapped services - 1,055 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kasungu Boma? Kasungu Boma lies in [Kasungu District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/), [Central Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 3 other traditional authorities: [TA Kaomba](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/ta-kaomba/), [TA Lukwa](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/ta-lukwa/) and [TA Mwase](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/ta-mwase/). By area it is the 284th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 0.5% of [Kasungu District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/). The centre of Kasungu Boma is about 109 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 0.8 km from Kasungu, the main town of Kasungu District. The centre point is at -13.0368° N, 33.4765° 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 Kasungu Boma Open gazetteers list **13 villages, towns and localities** in Kasungu Boma. The largest with a recorded population: Kasungu (66,152). Settlements here lie between about 1,038 m and 1,107 m above sea level (median 1,055 m). - Chimbuna - Chiteyeye - Gundani - Juma - Kanchembere - Kanike - Kasalika - Kasanka - Kasunga - Kasungu - Mtambalala - Ndume - Nguluyanawambe 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 Kasungu Boma Named natural and historic features inside Kasungu Boma, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Kasungu · 1,412 m ### Getting around 1 airport. - Kasungu Airport 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 Kasungu Boma and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kasungu District, the warmest month is Nov (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jul (17 °C). About 1,066 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (287 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 22 287 Feb 22 213 Mar 22 176 Apr 20 54 May 19 10 Jun 17 2 Jul 17 2 Aug 19 2 Sep 22 3 Oct 25 11 Nov 25 64 Dec 23 240 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kasungu Boma Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Kasungu District Hospital · Kasungu Boma 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.03596&mlon=33.48010#map=17/-13.03596/33.48010) Bank Kasungu National Bank · Kasungu Boma 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.03849&mlon=33.48066#map=17/-13.03849/33.48066) Petrol pump TotalÉnergies · Kasungu Boma 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.03621&mlon=33.48134#map=17/-13.03621/33.48134) Hotel Chikho Hotel · Kasungu Boma 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.05369&mlon=33.47755#map=17/-13.05369/33.47755) School Loyola Jesuit Secondary School · Kasungu Boma 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.03259&mlon=33.47067#map=17/-13.03259/33.47067) College Kasungu TTC · Kasungu Boma 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.02771&mlon=33.47307#map=17/-13.02771/33.47307) 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 Kasungu Boma Places mapped inside Kasungu Boma in open map data, by type. - Hospitals3 - Banks3 - Petrol pumps11 - Hotels1 - Schools2 - Colleges and universities2 - Restaurants4 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 Kasungu District - Kasungu National Park - STA Chaima - STA Chambwe - STA Chisikwa - STA Chisinga - STA Kapichira - STA M'nyanja - STA Mangwazu - STA Mawawa - STA Mdunga - STA Mphomwa - STA Nthunduwala - TA Chidzuma - TA Chilowamatambe - TA Chisemphere - TA Chulu - TA Kaluluma - TA Kaomba - TA Kapelula - TA Kaphaizi - TA Kawamba - TA Lukwa - TA Mwase - TA Njombwa - TA Santhe - TA Simlemba - TA Wimbe ## Quick answers - Where is Kasungu Boma?In Kasungu District, Central Region, Malawi - What borders Kasungu Boma?TA Kaomba, TA Lukwa and TA Mwase - How many villages are in Kasungu Boma?13 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Kasungu Boma?Settlements lie between 1,038 m and 1,107 m - What is the highest point in Kasungu Boma?Kasungu (1,412 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Kasungu Boma?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Kasungu Boma?Kasungu District Hospital, about 0.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kasungu Boma?Kasungu National Bank, about 0.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kasungu Boma?TotalÉnergies, about 0.5 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Kasungu Boma?3 mapped - How many banks are in Kasungu Boma?3 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Kasungu Boma?11 mapped - What is the P-code of Kasungu Boma?MW20120 (OCHA common operational dataset)