# Rumphi Boma Traditional authority, Rumphi District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/rumphi/rumphi-boma/ Traditional authority · Rumphi District # Rumphi Boma Rumphi Boma is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Rumphi District, Northern Region. It covers **11.3 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 25 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 11.3km² - 25mapped services - 1,083 mtypical elevation ## Where is Rumphi Boma? Rumphi Boma lies in [Rumphi District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/rumphi/), [Northern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 2 other traditional authorities: [TA Chikulamayembe](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/rumphi/ta-chikulamayembe/) and [TA Mtwalo](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/mzimba/ta-mtwalo/). By area it is the 328th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 0.2% of [Rumphi District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/rumphi/). The centre of Rumphi Boma is about 328 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 0.2 km from Rumphi, the main town of Rumphi District. The centre point is at -11.0200° N, 33.8573° 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 Rumphi Boma Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Rumphi Boma. The largest with a recorded population: Rumphi (25,216). Settlements here lie between about 1,071 m and 1,084 m above sea level (median 1,083 m). - Chikalamba - Chilambiro - Mlongoti - Rumphi 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 Rumphi Boma Named natural and historic features inside Rumphi Boma, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - South Rumphi 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 Rumphi Boma and the best time to visit Using the climate of Rumphi District, the warmest month is Nov (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jul (15 °C). About 1,275 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (279 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 21 279 Feb 21 220 Mar 20 228 Apr 19 135 May 17 27 Jun 15 12 Jul 15 9 Aug 17 4 Sep 20 5 Oct 23 23 Nov 24 88 Dec 22 245 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Rumphi Boma Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Rumphi Hospital · Rumphi Boma 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.01965&mlon=33.85399#map=17/-11.01965/33.85399) Bank FDH Bank Plc · Rumphi Boma 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.02177&mlon=33.85864#map=17/-11.02177/33.85864) ATM ATM · Rumphi Boma 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.02183&mlon=33.85869#map=17/-11.02183/33.85869) Petrol pump Puma Filling Station · Rumphi Boma 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.02096&mlon=33.86290#map=17/-11.02096/33.86290) Hotel Roscher Lodge · Rumphi Boma 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.02302&mlon=33.85917#map=17/-11.02302/33.85917) School Roscher Youth Development Centre · Rumphi Boma 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.02259&mlon=33.85893#map=17/-11.02259/33.85893) College Ekwendeni college of health sciences · Rumphi Boma 0.9 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 0.3 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Rumphi Boma Places mapped inside Rumphi Boma in open map data, by type. - Hospitals2 - Banks6 - ATMs4 - Petrol pumps3 - Hotels4 - Schools1 - Colleges and universities2 - 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 Rumphi District - Nyika National Park - STA Chapinduka - STA Chisovya - STA Kachulu - STA Njikula - STA Zolokere - TA Chikulamayembe - TA Katumbi - TA Mwahenga - TA Mwalweni - TA Mwamlowe - TA Mwankhunikira - Vwaza Marsh Reserve ## Quick answers - Where is Rumphi Boma?In Rumphi District, Northern Region, Malawi - What borders Rumphi Boma?TA Chikulamayembe and TA Mtwalo - How many villages are in Rumphi Boma?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Rumphi Boma?Settlements lie between 1,071 m and 1,084 m - What is the best time to visit Rumphi Boma?May to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Rumphi Boma?Rumphi Hospital, about 0.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Rumphi Boma?FDH Bank Plc, about 0.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Rumphi Boma?ATM, about 0.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Rumphi Boma?Puma Filling Station, about 0.6 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Rumphi Boma?2 mapped - How many banks are in Rumphi Boma?6 mapped - How many ATMs are in Rumphi Boma?4 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Rumphi Boma?3 mapped - What is the P-code of Rumphi Boma?MW10420 (OCHA common operational dataset)