# Phalombe Boma Traditional authority, Phalombe District

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

Traditional authority · Phalombe District 

# Phalombe Boma

Phalombe Boma is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Phalombe District, Southern Region. It covers **3.43 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 3.4km²
- 2mapped services
- 766 mtypical elevation

## Where is Phalombe Boma?

Phalombe Boma lies in [Phalombe District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/phalombe/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 2 other traditional authorities: [TA Kaduya](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/phalombe/ta-kaduya/) and [TA Mkhumba](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/phalombe/ta-mkhumba/). By area it is the 383rd largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 0.3% of [Phalombe District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/phalombe/). The centre of Phalombe Boma is about 286 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 0.7 km from Phalombe, the main town of Phalombe District. The centre point is at -15.8001° N, 35.6509° 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 Phalombe Boma

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Phalombe Boma. The largest with a recorded population: Phalombe (7,040).

- Phalombe

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 Phalombe Boma and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Phalombe District, the warmest month is Nov (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jul (18 °C). About 1,245 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (343 mm) and the driest Aug (8 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 24 343 

Feb 24 227 

Mar 23 189 

Apr 22 60 

May 20 18 

Jun 19 16 

Jul 18 28 

Aug 20 8 

Sep 24 8 

Oct 27 17 

Nov 27 94 

Dec 25 238 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Phalombe Boma

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Migowi Hospital Center · TA Kaduya 9.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.71791&mlon=35.68749#map=17/-15.71791/35.68749) 

Bank National Bank Mulanje · Mulanje Boma 30 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 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.01094&mlon=35.49066#map=17/-16.01094/35.49066) 

Hotel Ruffaro Lodge · Phalombe Boma 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.80000&mlon=35.65000#map=17/-15.80000/35.65000) 

School Migowi · TA Kaduya 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.72341&mlon=35.69369#map=17/-15.72341/35.69369) 

College Mulanje Mission College Of Nursing & Midwifery · Mulanje Boma 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.02688&mlon=35.50730#map=17/-16.02688/35.50730) 

Police station Mulanje Police · Mulanje Boma 30 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 Phalombe Boma

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

- Hotels2

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 Phalombe District

- TA Chiwalo
- TA Jenala
- TA Kaduya
- TA Mkhumba
- TA Nazombe
- TA Nkhulambe

## Quick answers

- Where is Phalombe Boma?In Phalombe District, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders Phalombe Boma?TA Kaduya and TA Mkhumba
- How many villages are in Phalombe Boma?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Phalombe Boma?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Phalombe Boma?Migowi Hospital Center, about 9.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Phalombe Boma?National Bank Mulanje, about 30 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Phalombe Boma?TotalEnergies Mulanje Service Station, about 29 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Phalombe Boma?MW30920 (OCHA common operational dataset)