# Chikwawa Boma Traditional authority, Chikwawa District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/chikwawa-boma/

Traditional authority · Chikwawa District 

# Chikwawa Boma

Chikwawa Boma is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Chikwawa District, Southern Region. It covers **7.70 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 7.7km²
- 5mapped services
- 108 mtypical elevation

## Where is Chikwawa Boma?

Chikwawa Boma lies in [Chikwawa District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 2 other traditional authorities: [TA Kasisi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/ta-kasisi/) and [TA Katunga](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/ta-katunga/). By area it is the 351st largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 0.2% of [Chikwawa District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/). The centre of Chikwawa Boma is about 253 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 1.7 km from Chikwawa, the main town of Chikwawa District. The centre point is at -16.0229° N, 34.7895° 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 Chikwawa Boma

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Chikwawa Boma. The largest with a recorded population: Chikwawa (6,987).

- Chikwawa
- Dyeratu
- Kapichira

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 Chikwawa Boma

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

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Likabula River

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 Chikwawa Boma and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Chikwawa District, the warmest month is Nov (average 30 °C) and the coolest is Jul (21 °C). About 886 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (241 mm) and the driest Aug (4 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **March to September**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 26 241 

Feb 26 179 

Mar 25 116 

Apr 24 31 

May 23 12 

Jun 21 10 

Jul 21 16 

Aug 23 4 

Sep 27 8 

Oct 29 11 

Nov 30 73 

Dec 28 185 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Chikwawa Boma

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Chikwawa District Hospital · Chikwawa Boma 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.02361&mlon=34.79214#map=17/-16.02361/34.79214) 

Bank SUCOMA SACCO · TA Lundu 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.26597&mlon=34.87247#map=17/-16.26597/34.87247) 

ATM Standard Bank · Blantyre South Ward 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.81777&mlon=34.99648#map=17/-15.81777/34.99648) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies Thabwa Service Station · TA Mlilima 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.03580&mlon=34.85321#map=17/-16.03580/34.85321) 

Hotel St. Thomas lodge · Chikwawa Boma 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.02872&mlon=34.78999#map=17/-16.02872/34.78999) 

Mall Rosewood Mall · Blantyre South Ward 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.80539&mlon=35.01021#map=17/-15.80539/35.01021) 

School Mitole Primary School · Chikwawa Boma 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.03237&mlon=34.78970#map=17/-16.03237/34.78970) 

College HIFA Business College · Chikwawa Boma 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.02809&mlon=34.78879#map=17/-16.02809/34.78879) 

Police station Nancholi · TA Somba 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.92509&mlon=34.93438#map=17/-15.92509/34.93438) 

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 Chikwawa Boma

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

- Hospitals1
- Hotels1
- Schools1
- Colleges and universities1
- Restaurants1

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 Chikwawa District

- Lengwe National Park
- Majete Game Reserve - Chikwawa
- Ngabu Urban
- STA Masache
- STA Ndakwela
- TA Chapananga
- TA Kasisi
- TA Katunga
- TA Lundu
- TA Makhwira
- TA Maseya
- TA Mlilima
- TA Ngabu
- TA Ngowe

## Quick answers

- Where is Chikwawa Boma?In Chikwawa District, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders Chikwawa Boma?TA Kasisi and TA Katunga
- How many villages are in Chikwawa Boma?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Chikwawa Boma?March to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Chikwawa Boma?Chikwawa District Hospital, about 0.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Chikwawa Boma?SUCOMA SACCO, about 28 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Chikwawa Boma?Standard Bank, about 32 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Chikwawa Boma?TotalEnergies Thabwa Service Station, about 7.0 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Chikwawa Boma?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Chikwawa Boma?MW31020 (OCHA common operational dataset)