Salima is a

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in the Central Region of

Malawi Malawi, officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeast, and Mozambique to the east, south, and southwest. Malawi spans over and ...

. The city of Salima is the district's capital. The district covers an area of 2,196 km.² and has a population of 478,346. The beach at Senga Bay is the weekend retreat of many from the capital, Lilongwe, and has hosted the annual Lake of Stars festival since 2008, when it was moved from Chintheche in order to be less remote. There is a range of accommodation options in the area, though most are a few kilometers off the main road.

Demographics

At the 2018 Census of Malawi, the distribution of the population of Salima district by

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was as follows: * 72.9% Chewa * 19.0% Yao * 2.9% Ngoni * 2.0% Lomwe * 1.0%

Tumbuka Tumbuka may refer to: *Tumbuka people, a Bantu people of eastern Zambia, Malawi and Tanzania **Tumbuka language Chitumbuka (also known as Senga) is a Bantu languages, Bantu language which is spoken primarily in Malawi, Zambia, Tanzania, and Zim ...

* 0.7%

Nyanja Chewa ( ; also known as Nyanja ) is a Bantu language spoken in Malawi and a recognised minority in Zambia and Mozambique. The noun class prefix ''chi-'' is used for languages, so the language is often called or Chinyanja. In Malawi, the name wa ...

* 0.5%

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* 0.4%

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* 0.3%

Mang'anja The Mang'anja are a Bantu people of Southern Malawi, particularly around Chikwawa in the Shire River valley of southern Malawi Malawi, officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa. It is bordered by ...

* 0.1% Nkhonde * 0.0%

Lambya The Lambya are an ethnic and linguistic group based along the border of northwestern Malawi, Ileje and in Momba District of Mbeya Region, Tanzania. A minority also exists in Zambia. In 2001, the Lambya population was estimated to number about 85, ...

* 0.0% Sukwa * 0.1% Others

Government and administrative divisions

There are five

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constituencies in Salima: * Salima - Central * Salima - North * Salima - South * Salima - South East * Salima - North West Since the 2009 election most of these constituencies (except Salima South, which has been held by members of the

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), have been held by members of the

Malawi Congress Party The Malawi Congress Party (MCP) is a political party in Malawi. It was formed as a successor party to the banned Nyasaland African Congress when the country, then known as Nyasaland, was under British rule. The MCP, under Hastings Banda, pre ...

.Parliament of Malawi - Members of Parliament - Salima District
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Villages

* Mbaluko

References

Districts of Malawi Districts in Central Region, Malawi {{Malawi-geo-stub