# TA Boghoyo Traditional authority, Nkhatabay District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/nkhatabay/ta-boghoyo/

Traditional authority · Nkhatabay District 

# TA Boghoyo

TA Boghoyo is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Nkhatabay District, Northern Region. It covers **22.3 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 22.3km²
- 769 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Boghoyo?

TA Boghoyo lies in [Nkhatabay District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/nkhatabay/), [Northern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 2 other traditional authorities: [STA Kondowe](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/nkhatabay/sta-kondowe/) and [TA M'bwana](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/nkhatabay/ta-m-bwana/). By area it is the 302nd largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 0.5% of [Nkhatabay District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/nkhatabay/). The centre of TA Boghoyo is about 320 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 56 km from Nkhata Bay, the main town of Nkhatabay District. The centre point is at -11.1175° N, 34.1758° 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 TA Boghoyo

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in TA Boghoyo.

- Chipenyenye
- Ruarwe

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 TA Boghoyo

Named natural and historic features inside TA Boghoyo, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Chiziwa River

### Coast and islands

1 headland.

- Chirwi Point

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 TA Boghoyo and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Nkhatabay District, the warmest month is Nov (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Jul (14 °C), after allowing for this place being about 213 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,251 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (284 mm) and the driest Aug (4 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **May to November**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 19 284 

Feb 19 228 

Mar 19 219 

Apr 18 124 

May 16 24 

Jun 14 11 

Jul 14 8 

Aug 16 4 

Sep 19 5 

Oct 21 21 

Nov 22 88 

Dec 20 235 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from TA Boghoyo

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Kasambala Medical Centre · TA Mwahenga 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.87107&mlon=34.01367#map=17/-10.87107/34.01367) 

Bank FDH Bank Rumphi · Rumphi Boma 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.02200&mlon=33.85862#map=17/-11.02200/33.85862) 

ATM ATM · Rumphi Boma 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.02183&mlon=33.85869#map=17/-11.02183/33.85869) 

Petrol pump Meru · TA Jaravikuba Munthali 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.04258&mlon=33.92663#map=17/-11.04258/33.92663) 

Hotel Usisya Beach Eco-Lodge · TA M'bwana 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.23973&mlon=34.23227#map=17/-11.23973/34.23227) 

School Phwezi Secondary Schools · TA Mwahenga 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.88682&mlon=34.01823#map=17/-10.88682/34.01823) 

College Ekwendeni college of health sciences · Rumphi Boma 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.02332&mlon=33.85013#map=17/-11.02332/33.85013) 

Police station Rumphi Police station · Rumphi Boma 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.01991&mlon=33.86041#map=17/-11.01991/33.86041) 

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.

## Other traditional authorities in Nkhatabay District

- Nkhatabay Boma
- STA Kondowe
- STA Nyaluwanga
- TA Fukamalaza
- TA Fukamapiri
- TA Kabunduli
- TA M'bwana
- TA Malanda
- TA Malenga Mzoma
- TA Mankhambira
- TA Mkumbira
- TA Timbiri
- TA Zilakoma

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Boghoyo?In Nkhatabay District, Northern Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Boghoyo?STA Kondowe and TA M'bwana
- How many villages are in TA Boghoyo?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit TA Boghoyo?May to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Boghoyo?Kasambala Medical Centre, about 33 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to TA Boghoyo?FDH Bank Rumphi, about 36 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to TA Boghoyo?ATM, about 36 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Boghoyo?Meru, about 28 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of TA Boghoyo?MW10314 (OCHA common operational dataset)