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Mpulungu is a town in the Northern Province of Zambia, at the southern tip of Lake Tanganyika. ^[1]

From Mpulungu, boats reach DR Congo, Tanzania and Burundi. The MV Liemba ferry sails from Mpulungu to Kasanga and Kigoma in western Tanzania, with connections from there to Bujumbura.

Mpulungu is also a fishing port and lies at the end of the old Great North Road.

In 2007 it was proposed to give Mpulungu rail access with a junction off the TAZARA line at Nseluka.^[2] This link plus another between Mpika and Mchinji would greater shorten the rail distance to a deepwater port at Nacala in Mozambique.

^ Camerapix: "Spectrum Guide to Zambia." Camerapix International Publishing, Nairobi, 1996.
^ Railways Africa - EXTENDING BEYOND CHIPATA

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-'''Mpulungu''' is a town in the [[Northern Province, Zambia|Northern Province]] of [[Zambia]], at the southern tip of [[Lake Tanganyika]].  It is (not quite) landlocked Zambia's only [[port]].<ref name="Spectrum">Camerapix: "Spectrum Guide to Zambia." Camerapix International Publishing, Nairobi, 1996.</ref>
+'''Mpulungu''' is a town in the [[Northern Province, Zambia|Northern Province]] of [[Zambia]], at the southern tip of [[Lake Tanganyika]].  <ref name="Spectrum">Camerapix: "Spectrum Guide to Zambia." Camerapix International Publishing, Nairobi, 1996.</ref>
 From Mpulungu, boats reach [[DR Congo]], [[Tanzania]] and [[Burundi]].  The [[MV Liemba|MV ''Liemba'']] ferry sails from Mpulungu to [[Kasanga]] and [[Kigoma]] in western [[Tanzania]], with connections from there to [[Bujumbura]].