# Thyolo Boma Traditional authority, Thyolo District – Villages

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

Traditional authority · Thyolo District 

# Thyolo Boma

Thyolo Boma is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Thyolo District, Southern Region. It covers **3.72 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 3.7km²
- 3mapped services
- 912 mtypical elevation

## Where is Thyolo Boma?

Thyolo Boma lies in [Thyolo District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 1 other traditional authority: [TA Nchilamwela](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/ta-nchilamwela/). By area it is the 379th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 0.2% of [Thyolo District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/). The centre of Thyolo Boma is about 276 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 0.5 km from Thyolo, the main town of Thyolo District. The centre point is at -16.0707° N, 35.1443° 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 Thyolo Boma

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Thyolo Boma. The largest with a recorded population: Thyolo (8,845).

- Ndalama
- Thyolo

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 Thyolo Boma and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Thyolo District, the warmest month is Nov (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (19 °C). About 1,176 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (309 mm) and the driest Aug (8 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to October**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 25 309 

Feb 24 223 

Mar 24 171 

Apr 22 52 

May 21 20 

Jun 20 19 

Jul 19 33 

Aug 22 8 

Sep 25 10 

Oct 28 16 

Nov 28 84 

Dec 26 230 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Thyolo Boma

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Thyolo District Hospital · Thyolo Boma 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.06867&mlon=35.14742#map=17/-16.06867/35.14742) 

Bank Standard Bank · Luchenza Town 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.01616&mlon=35.29986#map=17/-16.01616/35.29986) 

ATM NBS Bank · Bangwe Mthandizi Ward 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.81726&mlon=35.06112#map=17/-15.81726/35.06112) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies · Thyolo Boma 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.06580&mlon=35.14820#map=17/-16.06580/35.14820) 

Hotel The Thyolo House · TA Nchilamwela 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.02968&mlon=35.10425#map=17/-16.02968/35.10425) 

Mall Malida Shopping Centre · Limbe Central Ward 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.80307&mlon=35.07424#map=17/-15.80307/35.07424) 

School Thyolo Secondary school · TA Ngolongoliwa 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.00741&mlon=35.22516#map=17/-16.00741/35.22516) 

College Mitengo Technical College-MITEC · Thyolo Boma 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.06670&mlon=35.13330#map=17/-16.06670/35.13330) 

Police station Nancholi · TA Somba 28 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 Thyolo Boma

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

- Hospitals1
- Petrol pumps1
- Colleges and universities1

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 Thyolo District

- Luchenza Town
- STA Boyidi
- STA Mbawela
- STA Thukuta
- TA Bvumbwe
- TA Changata
- TA Chimaliro
- TA Kapichi
- TA Kwethemule
- TA Mphuka
- TA Nanseta
- TA Nchilamwela
- TA Ngolongoliwa
- TA Nsabwe
- TA Thomas

## Quick answers

- Where is Thyolo Boma?In Thyolo District, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders Thyolo Boma?TA Nchilamwela
- How many villages are in Thyolo Boma?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Thyolo Boma?April to October
- Where is the nearest hospital to Thyolo Boma?Thyolo District Hospital, about 0.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Thyolo Boma?Standard Bank, about 18 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Thyolo Boma?NBS Bank, about 30 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Thyolo Boma?TotalEnergies, about 0.7 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Thyolo Boma?1 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Thyolo Boma?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Thyolo Boma?MW30720 (OCHA common operational dataset)