Salima | |
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  Salima Location in Malawi | |
| Coordinates: 13°47′S34°26′E / 13.783°S 34.433°E | |
| Country |  Malawi |
| Region | Central Region |
| District | Salima District |
| Elevation | 538 m (1,765 ft) |
| Population (2018 Census [1] ) | |
| • Total | 36,789 |
| Time zone | +2 |
| Climate | Aw |
Salima is a township in the Central Region of Malawi and the capital of the Salima District.
The city has a railway station on the Sena railway, under concession of Central East African Railways.
Taxi bicycles, called "Dampa/kabaza" in the local language, are the most common mode of transport in the district.
| Climate data for Salima (1961–1990) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.4 (84.9) | 29.0 (84.2) | 29.5 (85.1) | 28.9 (84.0) | 27.8 (82.0) | 26.2 (79.2) | 25.9 (78.6) | 27.8 (82.0) | 30.6 (87.1) | 32.5 (90.5) | 32.2 (90.0) | 30.3 (86.5) | 29.2 (84.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 24.8 (76.6) | 24.7 (76.5) | 25.0 (77.0) | 24.8 (76.6) | 22.5 (72.5) | 20.7 (69.3) | 20.7 (69.3) | 21.9 (71.4) | 24.1 (75.4) | 26.4 (79.5) | 26.9 (80.4) | 25.6 (78.1) | 24.0 (75.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21.4 (70.5) | 21.3 (70.3) | 21.4 (70.5) | 20.7 (69.3) | 17.9 (64.2) | 15.9 (60.6) | 15.8 (60.4) | 16.9 (62.4) | 18.7 (65.7) | 21.3 (70.3) | 22.3 (72.1) | 22.2 (72.0) | 19.6 (67.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 339.4 (13.36) | 266.4 (10.49) | 254.4 (10.02) | 92.5 (3.64) | 10.7 (0.42) | 2.0 (0.08) | 0.4 (0.02) | 0.4 (0.02) | 0.3 (0.01) | 6.4 (0.25) | 43.6 (1.72) | 250.0 (9.84) | 1,266.5 (49.86) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.3 mm) | 18 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 82 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 80 | 82 | 77 | 73 | 68 | 63 | 61 | 57 | 55 | 54 | 61 | 75 | 67 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 182.9 | 173.6 | 229.4 | 261.0 | 294.5 | 279.0 | 275.9 | 300.7 | 300.0 | 310.0 | 270.0 | 207.7 | 3,084.7 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 5.9 | 6.2 | 7.4 | 8.7 | 9.5 | 9.3 | 8.9 | 9.7 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 6.7 | 8.4 |
| Source: NOAA [2] | |||||||||||||
| Year | Population [3] [1] |
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| 1977 | 4,646 |
| 1987 | 10,606 |
| 1998 | 20,355 |
| 2008 | 27,852 |
| 2018 | 36,789 |
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13°47′S34°26′E / 13.783°S 34.433°E
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