Tambo may refer to:

People

Adelaide Tambo Adelaide Frances Tambo (née Tshukudu; 18 July 1929 – 31 January 2007) was a South African anti-apartheid activist, political exile, and regarded as a hero of the liberation struggle against apartheid. She was involved in South African poli ...

(1929–2007), South African anti-apartheid activist *

Dali Tambo Dali Tambo (born 1 March 1959) is a South African media personality best known as the presenter of the SABC television talk-show ''People of the South'' and as the founder of the anti-apartheid organisation Artists Against Apartheid. Early li ...

(born 1959), South African anti-apartheid activist, TV presenter and also son of Oliver Tambo and Adelaide Tambo *

Oliver Tambo Oliver Reginald Kaizana Tambo (27 October 191724 April 1993) was a South African anti-apartheid politician and revolutionary who served as President of the African National Congress (ANC) from 1967 to 1991. Biography Higher education Oliv ...

(1917–1993), South African anti-apartheid activist *

Thembi Tambo Succeeded from 1 November 2022 by His Excellency Jeremiah Nyamane Mamabolo Nomatemba Gugulethu Pudnixia Olivia Tambo (known as Thembi Tambo, born 1957) is a British-South African diplomat and politician, who is currently serving as High Commissio ...

, British-South African diplomat, politician and also daughter of Oliver Tambo and Adelaide Tambo

Places

Australia

Queensland

Tambo, Queensland Tambo is a rural town and locality in the Blackall-Tambo Region, Queensland, Australia. Cattle and tourism are the major industries of the town. A number of heritage buildings survive from the earliest days of settlement. Geography Tambo is in ...

, a locality in Blackall-Tambo Region *

Shire of Tambo (Queensland) The Shire of Tambo was a local government area located in central Queensland south-east of the town of Blackall. It covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1881 until 2008, when it amalgamated with neighbouring Shir ...

, a former local government area

Victoria

Tambo River (Victoria) The Tambo River or ''Berrawan'' is a perennial river of the Mitchell River catchment, located in the East Gippsland region of the Australian state of Victoria. With a total length in excess of , the Tambo River is one of the longest rivers in t ...

County of Tambo, Victoria The County of Tambo is one of the 37 counties of Victoria which are part of the cadastral divisions of Australia, used for land titles. It is located in eastern Gippsland, between the Tambo River (Victoria), Tambo River in the west, and the Snowy ...

* Mount Tambo, Victoria * Shire of Tambo (Victoria)

Peru

Tambo River (Peru) The Tambo River (Spanish: Río Tambo) is a Peruvian river on the eastern slopes of the Andes. The name only refers to a relatively short section; about long. It starts at the confluence of the Ene and Perené Rivers at the town of Puerto Prado. ...

Tambo District, Huaytará Tambo District is one of sixteen districts of the province Huaytará in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática The Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) ("National Institute of Statistics and Informatics") ...

Tambo District, La Mar Tambo District is one of eight districts of the La Mar Province in Peru. Geography One of the highest peaks of the district is Rasuwillka at approximately . Other mountains are listed below: Ethnic groups The people in the district are m ...

Elsewhere

Pizzo Tambò Tambohorn or Pizzo Tambo (Swiss names) or Pizzo Tambò (used in Italy) is a mountain located at the eastern extremity of the Lepontine Alps on the Swiss-Italian border. The mountain lies on the German-Italian language border, west of the Splü ...

, a mountain in the Swiss Alps near the Splügen Pass *

Tambo Island The Tambo Island is an island in the middle of the Pontevedra bay, in Spain. It belongs to the municipality of Poio, from which it is separated by a 1.1 km long but shallow channel. Its surface area is 0.28 km², with a maximum height ...

, in

Pontevedra, Spain Pontevedra (, ) is a Spanish city in the north-west of the Iberian Peninsula. It is the capital of both the ''Pontevedra (comarca), Comarca'' (County) and Province of Pontevedra, and of the Rías Baixas in Galicia, Spain, Galicia. It is also th ...

Tambo, Parañaque Tambo is an administrative division in southern Metro Manila, the Philippines. It is a coastal barangay in the city of Parañaque situated just south of Baclaran adjoining the Ninoy Aquino International Airport complex to the east. The approximate ...

, in the Philippines

Art, entertainment, and media

Fictional characters

* Tambo, a character in minstrel shows who plays tambourine *

Shelly Tambo The following are fictional characters who appeared in '' Northern Exposure'', an American television series which originally aired on CBS from July 1990 to July 1995. Main characters ; Joel Fleischman : Joel (Rob Morrow) is the central characte ...

, a fictional character in the US television series ''Northern Exposure''

Other

Tambo (Incan structure) A tambo (Quechua: ''tampu'', "inn") was an Incan structure built for administrative and military purposes. Found along the extensive roads, tambos typically contained supplies, served as lodging for itinerant state personnel, and were depositorie ...

, a building found along Incan roads *

Tambo (weapon) Tambo may refer to: People * Adelaide Tambo (1929–2007), South African anti-apartheid activist * Dali Tambo (born 1959), South African anti-apartheid activist, TV presenter and also son of Oliver Tambo and Adelaide Tambo * Oliver Tambo (1917� ...

, a very short staff used in martial arts