Salima is a township in the Central Region of Malawi and the capital of the Salima District.
Transport
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
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Demographics
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! Year
! Population
|-
| 1977
| 4,646
|-
| 1987
| 10,606
|-
| 1998
| 20,355
|-
| 2008
| 27,852
|-
| 2018
| 36,789
|}