# Salima Locality, Dôa, Doa District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/doa/doa/salima/ Locality · Dôa # Salima Salima is a locality of Mozambique in Dôa, Doa District, Tete Province. It covers **509.8 km²**. 26 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 510km² - 75 mtypical elevation ## Where is Salima? Salima lies in [Dôa](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/doa/doa/), [Doa District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/doa/), [Tete Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 6 other localities: [Ancuaze](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/doa/chueza/ancuaze/), [Chemba-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/chemba/chemba/chemba-sede/), [Chiramba-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/chemba/chiramba/chiramba-sede/), [Dôa - Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/doa/doa/doa-sede/), [Sinjal](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/mutarara/nhamayabwe/sinjal/) and [Zambawe](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/mutarara/nhamayabwe/zambawe/). By area it is the 499th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 35.7% of [Dôa](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/doa/doa/). The centre of Salima is about 1,045 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 16.8067° S, 34.8333° E. Source: [INE- Instituto Nacional de Estatisca via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-moz). ## Know before you go: Salima - Time zoneUTC+2, no daylight saving · Africa/Maputo - CurrencyMetical (MZN) - Country calling code+258 - LanguagesPortuguese, Makhuwa - Plug typesType C, D, F · 220 V - Driving sideLeft - Postcode format4 digits (####) ### Nearest airports - Chileka International Airport (BLZ) · Blantyre126 km - Tete Airport (TET) · Tete149 km ### Nearest railway station Doa (Dôa - Sede), about 23 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 05:02) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:06, sunset around 17:14). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Villages and localities in Salima Open gazetteers list **26 villages, towns and localities** in Salima. Settlements here lie between about 66 m and 208 m above sea level (median 75 m). - Aldeia Flandue - Aldeia Gonçalo - Aldeia Sasserimbe - Alfândega - Andrêa - António - Camunho - Cassinge - Catanguro - Cuenga - Djangaia - Dzimira - Macuisa - Mafunga - Mtchatcha - Panguéti - Roupa - Salima - Tchacirimba - Tchamoronda - Tchapita - Tchenhampine - Tcháli - Vicente - Visa - Zumira 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 Named natural and historic features inside Salima, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 8 rivers and streams; 1 lake. - Berira - Lagoa Nhanvu - Matibe - Muati - Nhavúdezi - Rio Nhabanda - Rio Nhacatapo - Rio Nhacavunguri - Zanica ### Coast and islands 4 islands. - Ilha Nhambize - Ilha Nhandjali - Ilha Nhatitiri - Ilha Nhatitiri ### Hills and mountains 4 hills. - Monte Chirunda · 310 m - Monte M’situandêvo · 299 m - Monte Muanalundo · 292 m - Monte Nesimbo · 288 m 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 and the best time to visit Using the climate of Doa District, the warmest month is Nov (average 30 °C) and the coolest is Jul (22 °C). About 826 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (219 mm) and the driest Aug (2 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **March to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 27 219 Feb 26 170 Mar 26 108 Apr 25 26 May 24 9 Jun 22 8 Jul 22 14 Aug 24 2 Sep 27 6 Oct 30 10 Nov 30 76 Dec 28 177 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Other localities in Dôa - Dôa - Sede ## Quick answers - Where is Salima?In Dôa, Doa District, Tete Province, Mozambique - What borders Salima?Ancuaze, Chemba-Sede, Chiramba-Sede, Dôa - Sede, Sinjal and Zambawe - What time zone is Salima in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Salima?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Salima?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Salima?26 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Salima?Settlements lie between 66 m and 208 m - What is the highest point in Salima?Monte Chirunda (310 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Salima?March to September - What is the P-code of Salima?MZ05140102 (OCHA common operational dataset)