# Mulanje Boma Traditional authority, Mulanje District

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

Traditional authority · Mulanje District 

# Mulanje Boma

Mulanje Boma is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Mulanje District, Southern Region. It covers **13.6 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 23 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 13.6km²
- 23mapped services
- 609 mtypical elevation

## Where is Mulanje Boma?

Mulanje Boma lies in [Mulanje District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mulanje/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 2 other traditional authorities: [TA Chikumbu](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mulanje/ta-chikumbu/) and [TA Mabuka](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mulanje/ta-mabuka/). By area it is the 319th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 0.7% of [Mulanje District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mulanje/). The centre of Mulanje Boma is about 292 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 2.1 km from Mulanje, the main town of Mulanje District. The centre point is at -16.0126° N, 35.4987° 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 Mulanje Boma

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Mulanje Boma. The largest with a recorded population: Mulanje (16,672).

- Mulanje
- Nkhonya

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 Mulanje Boma and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Mulanje District, the warmest month is Nov (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jul (17 °C). About 1,358 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (353 mm) and the driest Sep (12 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 22 353 

Feb 22 232 

Mar 22 207 

Apr 20 76 

May 18 29 

Jun 17 27 

Jul 17 45 

Aug 19 12 

Sep 22 12 

Oct 25 19 

Nov 25 96 

Dec 24 249 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mulanje Boma

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Mulanje Mission Hospital · Mulanje Boma 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.02670&mlon=35.50488#map=17/-16.02670/35.50488) 

Bank National Bank Mulanje · Mulanje Boma 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.02534&mlon=35.50391#map=17/-16.02534/35.50391) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies Mulanje Service Station · Mulanje Boma 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.01094&mlon=35.49066#map=17/-16.01094/35.49066) 

Hotel Mulanje Motel · Mulanje Boma 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.02505&mlon=35.50353#map=17/-16.02505/35.50353) 

School Mulanje Secondary School · Mulanje Boma 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.00806&mlon=35.48925#map=17/-16.00806/35.48925) 

College Mulanje Mission College Of Nursing & Midwifery · Mulanje Boma 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.02688&mlon=35.50730#map=17/-16.02688/35.50730) 

Police station Mulanje Police · Mulanje Boma 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.02656&mlon=35.50372#map=17/-16.02656/35.50372) 

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 Mulanje Boma

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

- Hospitals2
- Banks1
- Petrol pumps4
- Hotels8
- Schools2
- Colleges and universities1
- Restaurants4
- 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 Mulanje District

- Mulanje Mountain Reserve
- STA Sunganinzeru
- STA Tombondiya
- TA Chikumbu
- TA Juma
- TA Laston Njema
- TA Mabuka
- TA Nkanda
- TA Nthiramanja

## Quick answers

- Where is Mulanje Boma?In Mulanje District, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders Mulanje Boma?TA Chikumbu and TA Mabuka
- How many villages are in Mulanje Boma?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Mulanje Boma?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Mulanje Boma?Mulanje Mission Hospital, about 1.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Mulanje Boma?National Bank Mulanje, about 1.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mulanje Boma?TotalEnergies Mulanje Service Station, about 0.9 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Mulanje Boma?2 mapped
- How many banks are in Mulanje Boma?1 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Mulanje Boma?4 mapped
- What is the P-code of Mulanje Boma?MW30820 (OCHA common operational dataset)