Tunduma
Tunduma is a city in Tanzania with a population of about 219,309.
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
| Country | Tanzania |
| Continent | Africa |
| Explore | 32 |
| Population | 219,309 |
| Local currency | TZS |
| Coordinates | -9.3000, 32.7667 |
| Time zone | Africa/Dar_es_Salaam |
🧭 Facts & curiosities
| Settlement type | City |
| Distance to the capital | 478 km · Dodoma |
| Population (Tanzania) | #20 most populated in Tanzania |
| Where on Earth | 9°18′0″S · 32°46′0″E |
| Hemisphere | S · E |
| Distance to the equator | 1,035 km |
| Distance to the South Pole | 8,984 km |
| Did you know | More populous than 100% of all places |
| Same latitude as | Petrolina (Brazil) |
| Antipode (other side of Earth) | 9.30, -147.23 |
✈️ Distance to major cities
| Cairo | 4,378 km |
| Dubai | 4,546 km |
| Paris | 7,117 km |
| Moscow | 7,248 km |
| London | 7,460 km |
| Singapore | 7,956 km |