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Tunduma

Tunduma is a city in Tanzania with a population of about 219,309.

TanzaniaCity🏆 #20 most populated in Tanzania🕐 Africa/Dar_es_Salaam

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 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. 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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About Tunduma

CountryTanzania
ContinentAfrica
Explore32
Population219,309
Local currencyTZS
Coordinates-9.3000, 32.7667
Time zoneAfrica/Dar_es_Salaam

🧭 Facts & curiosities

Settlement typeCity
Distance to the capital478 km · Dodoma
Population (Tanzania)#20 most populated in Tanzania
Where on Earth9°18′0″S · 32°46′0″E
HemisphereS · E
Distance to the equator1,035 km
Distance to the South Pole8,984 km
Did you knowMore populous than 100% of all places
Same latitude asPetrolina (Brazil)
Antipode (other side of Earth)9.30, -147.23

✈️ Distance to major cities

Cairo4,378 km
Dubai4,546 km
Paris7,117 km
Moscow7,248 km
London7,460 km
Singapore7,956 km

Nearby places

Mbeya
541,603
Sumbawanga
303,986
Katumba
108,558
Vwawa
85,000
Tukuyu
50,000
Utengule
50,000
Kyela
47,000
Mlowo
40,000