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Tunduma is a city in Songwe Region, Tanzania, on the border between Tanzania and Zambia. It has border posts for both the Tanzam Highway and the TAZARA railway (for which it has a station) linking the two countries. It is located 103 km southwest of Mbeya. It is also the junction for the tarmac road which runs via Sumbawanga through the remote far western districts of Tanzania to Kasulu and Kibondo in the north-west. According to the 2022 census, it has a population of 219,309.^[1] Tunduma can be the most famous border city within SADCC countries and is informally known as the 'gateway to East Africa' with the neighbouring country of Zambia. Nakonde is immediately across the border in Zambia.

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-'''Tunduma''' is a town in [[Songwe Region]], [[Tanzania]], on the border between [[Tanzania]] and [[Zambia]]. It has border posts for both the [[Tanzam Highway]] and the [[TAZARA]] railway (for which it has a station) linking the two countries.  It is located 103 km southwest of [[Mbeya]].  It is also the junction for the tarmac road which runs via [[Sumbawanga]] through the remote far western districts of Tanzania to [[Kasulu]] and [[Kibondo]] in the north-west. According to the 2018 projection census, it has a population of more than 141,000.<ref>[https://www.citypopulation.de/en/tanzania/cities/ Citypopulation.de] Population of cities & urban localities in Tanzania</ref>
+'''Tunduma''' is a city in [[Songwe Region]], [[Tanzania]], on the border between [[Tanzania]] and [[Zambia]]. It has border posts for both the [[Tanzam Highway]] and the [[TAZARA]] railway (for which it has a station) linking the two countries.  It is located 103 km southwest of [[Mbeya]].  It is also the junction for the tarmac road which runs via [[Sumbawanga]] through the remote far western districts of Tanzania to [[Kasulu]] and [[Kibondo]] in the north-west. According to the 2022 census, it has a population of 219,309.<ref>[https://www.citypopulation.de/en/tanzania/cities/ Citypopulation.de] Population of cities & urban localities in Tanzania</ref> Tunduma can be the most famous border city within  [[SADCC]] countries and is informally known as the 'gateway to East Africa' with the neighbouring country of Zambia. [[Nakonde]] is immediately across the border in [[Zambia]].
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