# Mwanza Boma Traditional authority, Mwanza District – Villages

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

Traditional authority · Mwanza District 

# Mwanza Boma

Mwanza Boma is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Mwanza District, Southern Region. It covers **12.4 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 15 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 12.4km²
- 15mapped services
- 654 mtypical elevation

## Where is Mwanza Boma?

Mwanza Boma lies in [Mwanza District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mwanza/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 2 other traditional authorities: [TA Kanduku](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mwanza/ta-kanduku/) and [TA Nthache](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mwanza/ta-nthache/). By area it is the 323rd largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 1.6% of [Mwanza District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mwanza/). The centre of Mwanza Boma is about 198 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 0.7 km from Mwanza, the main town of Mwanza District. The centre point is at -15.5976° N, 34.5214° 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 Mwanza Boma

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Mwanza Boma. The largest with a recorded population: Mwanza (20,345).

- Mwanza

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 Mwanza Boma and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Mwanza District, the warmest month is Nov (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jul (17 °C). About 1,069 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (288 mm) and the driest Aug (6 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to November**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 23 288 

Feb 23 202 

Mar 22 148 

Apr 21 46 

May 19 19 

Jun 17 15 

Jul 17 25 

Aug 19 6 

Sep 23 12 

Oct 26 16 

Nov 26 77 

Dec 24 217 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mwanza Boma

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Mwanza Hospital · Mwanza Boma 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.59171&mlon=34.51092#map=17/-15.59171/34.51092) 

Bank FDH Bank · Mwanza Boma 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.59521&mlon=34.51332#map=17/-15.59521/34.51332) 

ATM Standard Bank · TA Nthache 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.57914&mlon=34.48014#map=17/-15.57914/34.48014) 

Petrol pump Puma · Mwanza Boma 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.60596&mlon=34.51999#map=17/-15.60596/34.51999) 

Hotel Malikha Resthouse · Mwanza Boma 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.60235&mlon=34.51977#map=17/-15.60235/34.51977) 

School Mwanza Secondary School · Mwanza Boma 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.58385&mlon=34.50670#map=17/-15.58385/34.50670) 

Police station Mwanza police station · Mwanza Boma 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.60922&mlon=34.52175#map=17/-15.60922/34.52175) 

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 Mwanza Boma

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

- Hospitals1
- Banks2
- Petrol pumps2
- Hotels6
- Schools1
- 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 Mwanza District

- Majete Game Reserve - Mwanza
- STA Govati
- TA Kanduku
- TA Nthache

## Quick answers

- Where is Mwanza Boma?In Mwanza District, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders Mwanza Boma?TA Kanduku and TA Nthache
- How many villages are in Mwanza Boma?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Mwanza Boma?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Mwanza Boma?Mwanza Hospital, about 1.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Mwanza Boma?FDH Bank, about 0.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Mwanza Boma?Standard Bank, about 4.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mwanza Boma?Puma, about 0.9 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Mwanza Boma?1 mapped
- How many banks are in Mwanza Boma?2 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Mwanza Boma?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Mwanza Boma?MW30620 (OCHA common operational dataset)