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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 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 a 2002 census, it has 34,461 inhabitants.<ref name="Tanzania census">{{cite web|url=http://www.tanzania.go.tz/census/census/districts/mbozi.htm|title=2002 Population and Housing Census General Report|publisher=Government of [[Tanzania]]|accessdate=2008-08-18 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081118145826/http://www.tanzania.go.tz/census/census/districts/mbozi.htm |archivedate=2008-11-18}}</ref> |
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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.<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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Latest revision as of 14:43, 5 October 2024
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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[edit]- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of cities & urban localities in Tanzania
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