# Nkhotakota Boma Traditional authority, Nkhotakota District

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

Traditional authority · Nkhotakota District 

# Nkhotakota Boma

Nkhotakota Boma is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Nkhotakota District, Central Region. It covers **12.4 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 11 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 12.4km²
- 11mapped services
- 484 mtypical elevation

## Where is Nkhotakota Boma?

Nkhotakota Boma lies in [Nkhotakota District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/nkhotakota/), [Central Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 2 other traditional authorities: [TA Malenga Chanzi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/nkhotakota/ta-malenga-chanzi/) and [TA Mphonde](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/nkhotakota/ta-mphonde/). By area it is the 324th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 0.3% of [Nkhotakota District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/nkhotakota/). The centre of Nkhotakota Boma is about 128 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 0.9 km from Nkhotakota, the main town of Nkhotakota District. The centre point is at -12.9247° N, 34.2882° 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 Nkhotakota Boma

Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Nkhotakota Boma. The largest with a recorded population: Nkhotakota (31,974). Settlements here lie between about 480 m and 497 m above sea level (median 484 m).

- Makuta
- Mbaluko
- Mtenje
- Nkhotakota

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 Nkhotakota Boma

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

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Chanzi

### Coast and islands

1 bay.

- Mosque Bay

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 Nkhotakota Boma and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Nkhotakota 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 Nkhotakota Boma

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Nkhotakota District Hospital · Nkhotakota Boma 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.92427&mlon=34.27837#map=17/-12.92427/34.27837) 

Bank Standard Bank · TA Malenga Chanzi 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.90090&mlon=34.24848#map=17/-12.90090/34.24848) 

Petrol pump Engen · TA Mwadzama 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.23308&mlon=34.29313#map=17/-13.23308/34.29313) 

Hotel Thokozire Lodge · Nkhotakota Boma 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.92385&mlon=34.28472#map=17/-12.92385/34.28472) 

Police station Nkhotakota Police Station · Nkhotakota Boma 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.93143&mlon=34.28941#map=17/-12.93143/34.28941) 

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 Nkhotakota Boma

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

- Hospitals2
- Hotels6
- Restaurants2
- 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 Nkhotakota District

- Nkhotakota Game Reserve
- STA Kalimanjira
- TA Kafuzila
- TA Kanyenda
- TA Malenga Chanzi
- TA Mphonde
- TA Mwadzama
- TA Mwansambo

## Quick answers

- Where is Nkhotakota Boma?In Nkhotakota District, Central Region, Malawi
- What borders Nkhotakota Boma?TA Malenga Chanzi and TA Mphonde
- How many villages are in Nkhotakota Boma?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Nkhotakota Boma?Settlements lie between 480 m and 497 m
- What is the best time to visit Nkhotakota Boma?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Nkhotakota Boma?Nkhotakota District Hospital, about 1.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Nkhotakota Boma?Standard Bank, about 5.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Nkhotakota Boma?Engen, about 34 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Nkhotakota Boma?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Nkhotakota Boma?MW20220 (OCHA common operational dataset)