# Mchinji Boma Traditional authority, Mchinji District

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

Traditional authority · Mchinji District 

# Mchinji Boma

Mchinji Boma is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Mchinji District, Central Region. It covers **10.0 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 12 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 10.0km²
- 12mapped services
- 1,186 mtypical elevation

## Where is Mchinji Boma?

Mchinji Boma lies in [Mchinji District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/mchinji/), [Central Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 2 other traditional authorities: [TA Mlonyeni](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/mchinji/ta-mlonyeni/) and [TA Zulu](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/mchinji/ta-zulu/). By area it is the 338th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 0.3% of [Mchinji District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/mchinji/). The centre of Mchinji Boma is about 99 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 0.3 km from Mchinji, the main town of Mchinji District. The centre point is at -13.7970° N, 32.8824° 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 Mchinji Boma

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Mchinji Boma. The largest with a recorded population: Mchinji (31,592).

- Mchinji

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 Mchinji Boma and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Mchinji District, the warmest month is Nov (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jul (17 °C). About 972 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (279 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 22 279 

Feb 22 205 

Mar 22 144 

Apr 20 34 

May 19 4 

Jun 17 2 

Jul 17 2 

Aug 20 2 

Sep 23 3 

Oct 26 10 

Nov 26 60 

Dec 23 227 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mchinji Boma

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Mchinji District hospital · Mchinji Boma 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.79781&mlon=32.88982#map=17/-13.79781/32.88982) 

Bank FDH bank · Mchinji Boma 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.80015&mlon=32.88761#map=17/-13.80015/32.88761) 

Petrol pump Puma · Mchinji Boma 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.79754&mlon=32.88868#map=17/-13.79754/32.88868) 

Hotel Greenhill Lodge · Mchinji Boma 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.79139&mlon=32.88668#map=17/-13.79139/32.88668) 

Police station Customs Control Point · Mchinji Boma 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.79761&mlon=32.87119#map=17/-13.79761/32.87119) 

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 Mchinji Boma

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

- Hospitals2
- Banks2
- Petrol pumps5
- Hotels2
- Police stations1

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 Mchinji District

- STA Gumba
- STA Kapunula
- STA Nyoka
- STA Pitala
- TA Dambe
- TA Kapondo
- TA Kazyozyo
- TA Mavwere
- TA Mduwa
- TA Mkanda
- TA Mlonyeni
- TA Simphasi
- TA Zulu

## Quick answers

- Where is Mchinji Boma?In Mchinji District, Central Region, Malawi
- What borders Mchinji Boma?TA Mlonyeni and TA Zulu
- How many villages are in Mchinji Boma?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Mchinji Boma?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Mchinji Boma?Mchinji District hospital, about 0.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Mchinji Boma?FDH bank, about 0.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mchinji Boma?Puma, about 0.7 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Mchinji Boma?2 mapped
- How many banks are in Mchinji Boma?2 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Mchinji Boma?5 mapped
- What is the P-code of Mchinji Boma?MW20720 (OCHA common operational dataset)