# Salima Town Traditional authority, Salima District – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/salima/salima-town/

Traditional authority · Salima District 

# Salima Town

Salima Town is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Salima District, Central Region. It covers **17.7 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 24 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 17.7km²
- 24mapped services
- 507 mtypical elevation

## Where is Salima Town?

Salima Town lies in [Salima District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/salima/), [Central Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 3 other traditional authorities: [TA Kambwiri](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/salima/ta-kambwiri/), [TA Karonga](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/salima/ta-karonga/) and [TA Maganga](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/salima/ta-maganga/). By area it is the 309th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 0.8% of [Salima District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/salima/). The centre of Salima Town is about 74 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 1.6 km from Salima, the main town of Salima District. The centre point is at -13.7724° N, 34.4459° 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 Salima Town

Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Salima Town. The largest with a recorded population: Salima (41,492). Settlements here lie between about 502 m and 512 m above sea level (median 507 m).

- Abisai
- Chisani
- Karonga
- Kawanga
- Salima

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).

## Landscape and landmarks of Salima Town

Named natural and historic features inside Salima Town, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Getting around

1 bridge.

- Linthipe River M5 Bridge

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/).

Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate.

## Weather in Salima Town and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Salima District, the warmest month is Nov (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jul (18 °C). About 1,069 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (311 mm) and the driest Jun (2 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 23 311 

Feb 23 220 

Mar 22 161 

Apr 21 41 

May 20 7 

Jun 18 2 

Jul 18 2 

Aug 20 2 

Sep 23 3 

Oct 26 12 

Nov 27 63 

Dec 24 245 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Salima Town

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Salima District Hospital · Salima Town 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.78417&mlon=34.45588#map=17/-13.78417/34.45588) 

Bank National Bank · Salima Town 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.78119&mlon=34.45655#map=17/-13.78119/34.45655) 

Petrol pump Puma · Salima Town 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.77011&mlon=34.43740#map=17/-13.77011/34.43740) 

Hotel Euro Kings Lodge · Salima Town 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.76901&mlon=34.43780#map=17/-13.76901/34.43780) 

School ASHLA foundation schools · TA Karonga 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.74990&mlon=34.39122#map=17/-13.74990/34.39122) 

College Salima Technical College · Salima Town 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.77340&mlon=34.47098#map=17/-13.77340/34.47098) 

Police station Police check point · TA Chiwere 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.74770&mlon=34.27585#map=17/-13.74770/34.27585) 

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 Salima Town

Places mapped inside Salima Town in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals3
- Banks5
- Petrol pumps5
- Hotels7
- Colleges and universities1
- Restaurants3

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 Salima District

- Chipoka Urban
- Lake Malawi National Park
- TA Kambalame
- TA Kambwiri
- TA Karonga
- TA Khombedza
- TA Kuluunda
- TA Maganga
- TA Msosa
- TA Mwanza
- TA Ndindi
- TA Pemba

## Quick answers

- Where is Salima Town?In Salima District, Central Region, Malawi
- What borders Salima Town?TA Kambwiri, TA Karonga and TA Maganga
- How many villages are in Salima Town?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Salima Town?Settlements lie between 502 m and 512 m
- What is the best time to visit Salima Town?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Salima Town?Salima District Hospital, about 1.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Salima Town?National Bank, about 1.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Salima Town?Puma, about 1.0 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Salima Town?3 mapped
- How many banks are in Salima Town?5 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Salima Town?5 mapped
- What is the P-code of Salima Town?MW20520 (OCHA common operational dataset)