# Chitipa Boma Traditional authority, Chitipa District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/chitipa/chitipa-boma/

Traditional authority · Chitipa District 

# Chitipa Boma

Chitipa Boma is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Chitipa District, Northern Region. It covers **8.51 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 17 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 8.5km²
- 17mapped services
- 1,286 mtypical elevation

## Where is Chitipa Boma?

Chitipa Boma lies in [Chitipa District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/chitipa/), [Northern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 1 other traditional authority: [TA Mwabulambya](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/chitipa/ta-mwabulambya/). By area it is the 348th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 0.2% of [Chitipa District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/chitipa/). The centre of Chitipa Boma is about 478 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 0.4 km from Chitipa, the main town of Chitipa District. The centre point is at -9.6997° N, 33.2678° 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 Chitipa Boma

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Chitipa Boma. The largest with a recorded population: Chitipa (20,011).

- Chitipa
- Kawale

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 Chitipa Boma

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

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Nachembe

### Getting around

1 airfield.

- Chitipa

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 Chitipa Boma and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Chitipa District, the warmest month is Nov (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jul (17 °C). About 1,197 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (271 mm) and the driest Aug (3 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 22 271 

Feb 22 208 

Mar 22 214 

Apr 21 102 

May 19 20 

Jun 18 11 

Jul 17 5 

Aug 20 3 

Sep 23 4 

Oct 26 22 

Nov 26 89 

Dec 23 249 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Chitipa Boma

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Chitipa District Hospital · Chitipa Boma 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.70168&mlon=33.26598#map=17/-9.70168/33.26598) 

Bank National Bank · Chitipa Boma 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.70440&mlon=33.27469#map=17/-9.70440/33.27469) 

Hotel Good-Morning Lodge · Chitipa Boma 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.70119&mlon=33.26776#map=17/-9.70119/33.26776) 

School Chitipa CPSS · Chitipa Boma 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.69391&mlon=33.26606#map=17/-9.69391/33.26606) 

Police station Chitipa Police Station · Chitipa Boma 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.70109&mlon=33.26452#map=17/-9.70109/33.26452) 

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 Chitipa Boma

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

- Hospitals1
- Banks1
- Hotels6
- Schools1
- Pharmacies1
- Restaurants6
- 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 Chitipa District

- Nyika Ntational Park-Chitipa
- STA Bulambya Songwe
- STA Lwangwa
- STA Nthengatenga
- STA Wavikaza
- TA Kameme
- TA Mwabulambya
- TA Mwenemisuku
- TA Mwenewenya
- TA Nthalire

## Quick answers

- Where is Chitipa Boma?In Chitipa District, Northern Region, Malawi
- What borders Chitipa Boma?TA Mwabulambya
- How many villages are in Chitipa Boma?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Chitipa Boma?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Chitipa Boma?Chitipa District Hospital, about 0.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Chitipa Boma?National Bank, about 0.9 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Chitipa Boma?1 mapped
- How many banks are in Chitipa Boma?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Chitipa Boma?MW10120 (OCHA common operational dataset)