# Likoma Boma Traditional authority, Likoma District – Villages

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

Traditional authority · Likoma District 

# Likoma Boma

Likoma Boma is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Likoma District, Northern Region. It covers **1.33 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1.3km²
- 1mapped services
- 491 mtypical elevation

## Where is Likoma Boma?

Likoma Boma lies in [Likoma District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/likoma/), [Northern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 1 other traditional authority: [TA Mkumpha](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/likoma/ta-mkumpha/). By area it is the 414th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 6.6% of [Likoma District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/likoma/). The centre of Likoma Boma is about 235 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 0.5 km from Likoma, the main town of Likoma District. The centre point is at -12.0633° N, 34.7365° 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 Likoma Boma

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Likoma Boma.

- Chipyela

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 Likoma Boma and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Likoma District, the warmest month is Nov (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (21 °C). About 1,155 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (299 mm) and the driest Jul (1 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to October**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
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- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 25 299 

Feb 25 246 

Mar 25 202 

Apr 24 85 

May 23 11 

Jun 21 2 

Jul 21 1 

Aug 23 1 

Sep 25 2 

Oct 28 12 

Nov 28 62 

Dec 26 232 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Likoma Boma

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hotel Mkango Wayuda Resthouse · Likoma Boma 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.06520&mlon=34.74167#map=17/-12.06520/34.74167) 

School Wisdom Academy (Secondary School) · TA Mkumpha 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.07304&mlon=34.73185#map=17/-12.07304/34.73185) 

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 Likoma Boma

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

- Hotels1

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 Likoma District

- TA Mkumpha

## Quick answers

- Where is Likoma Boma?In Likoma District, Northern Region, Malawi
- What borders Likoma Boma?TA Mkumpha
- How many villages are in Likoma Boma?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Likoma Boma?April to October
- What is the P-code of Likoma Boma?MW10620 (OCHA common operational dataset)