Songwe RegionSongwe Region (Swahili: Mkoa wa Songwe) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The region covers a land area of 27,656 km2 (10,678 sq mi). The region is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation state of Haiti. Songwe Region borders the countries of Zambia and Malawi to the south: Tunduma is the main entry point into Zambia while Isongole is the main entry point into Malawi.
NakondeNakonde is a town in the Muchinga Province of Zambia, on the border with Tanzania. It is at the northern end of Zambia's Great North Road (T2 Road). It is the principal commercial and political headquarters of Nakonde District and the district headquarters are located here. LocationNakonde sits directly across Tunduma, in Tanzania's Songwe Region, separated by the international border between Zambia and Tanzania.
TanzaniaTanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest, Kenya to the northeast, the Indian Ocean to the east, Mozambique and Malawi to the south, Zambia to the southwest, and Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west.
ZambiaZambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered to the north by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania to the northeast, Malawi to the east, Mozambique to the southeast, Botswana (via a tiny border of Chobe District) and Zimbabwe to the south, Namibia (via the Caprivi Strip) to the southwest, and Angola to the west. The capital city of Zambia is Lusaka, located in the south-central part of Zambia.
TAZARA RailwayRailway in Tanzania and ZambiaTanzania railway network1000mm gauge, 1067mm gauge (TAZARA) Msolwa 24.1Kidatu109.5Kilosa 315.3Katulukilla 321.2Mang’ula 331.1Kiberege 342.5Siginali 360.0Ifakara378.7Idete 394.1Ruipa 412.5Mbingu 430.3Mngeta 447.0Ikule 462.1Chita 480.3Chisano 496.1Mlimba509.1Lumumwe 521.7Kimbwe 534.8Mpanga 555.9Kitete 569.3Uchindile 584.3Mgololo 596.7Kiyowela 621.3Kitandililo633.8Mahongole 651.5Makambako671.5Wanging’mbe 690.6Kangaga 704.9Rujewa 720.7Msesule 749.4Chimala769.4Igurusi 784.4Ilongo 800.3Malamba 810.6Lumba 822.9Inyala 832.9Uyole 848.8Mbeya860.1Mbalizi 872.1Idiga 890.1Chikola 915.4Mlowo 926.2Vwawa952.4Mpemba 969.6Tunduma border971.0Nakonde982.1Mwenzo 990.1Msanza 1,008.6Kawila 1,023.7Luchinde 1,038.0Chozi1,056.0Luchewe 1,088.0Kalulu 1,103.0Makasa 1,135.9Kayaya 1,151.0Chimba 1,169.0Malenge 1,183.3Nseluka 1,212.8Kungu 1,222.3Kasama1,264.9Nkolemfumu 1,282.4Ishitu 1,315.4Chambeshi 1,329.5Mpepo 1,358.9Kasongo 1,386.6Kabuka 1,412.0Sabwa 1,424.0Mpika1,448.1Chilonga1,469.0Kapoko 1,493.2Kalonje 1,505.8Salamo 1,525.9Mununga 1,535.4Finkuli 1,559.5Lukulu 1,597.7Luslwasi 1,593.5Kanona 1,617.0Chakalamo 1,643.8Kawaluma 1,664.2Serenje 1,690.8Chisangwa 1,720.1Ndabala 1,734.9Mkushi River 1,747.6Nkolonga 1,773.0Mkushi1,792.9Ngambwa 1,817.6Lunsemfwa 1,844.1Luanshimba 1,863.1New Kapiri Mposhi The TAZARA Railway, also called the Uhuru Railway or the Tanzam Railway, is a railway in East Africa linking the port of Dar es Salaam in east Tanzania with the town of Kapiri Mposhi in Zambia's Central Province.
Tanzam HighwayThe Tanzam Highway leads from Lusaka in Zambia to Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. The highway was built from 1968 to 1973 in several stages and was intended to provide seaport access for Zambia and to expand the transport options for Zambia, Malawi and the then Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo).
SumbawangaSumbawangaPronunciation is a city located in western Tanzania. It is the capital of Rukwa Region and the municipal seat of Sumbawanga Urban District with postcodenumber55100 . The district had a population of approximately 303,986 based on the 2022 census. Sumbawanga lies in the territory of the Wafipa Fipa tribe and so many people speak Kifipa, as well as Kiswahili, the most widely used language of Tanzania.
MbeyaMbeya is a city located in south west Tanzania, Africa, with an urban population of 649,000 in 2023. Mbeya is the capital of the surrounding rural Mbeya region (population, with Mbeya, totals approx. 2 million). Mbeya is situated at an altitude of 1,700 metres (5,500 ft), and sprawls through a narrow highland valley surrounded by a bowl of high mountains. The main language is colloquial Swahili, and the English language is extensively taught in schools.
KasuluKasulu Town is the largest city in Kigoma Region, and the fourteenth most populous city in Tanzania with a population of 238,321 as of 2022.
Kibondo DistrictKibondo District is one of the six districts of Kigoma Region, Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by the Kakonko District, to the east by the Tabora Region, to the south by the Uvinza District, to the west by the Kasulu District and to the northwest by Burundi. The population of Kibondo District in 2016 was 287,652, from 261,331 in 2012. Administrative DivisionsKibondo District us administratively divided 3 divisions, 19 wards, 50 villages, and 420 hamlets.
Southern African Development Coordination ConferenceThe Southern African Development Coordination Conference (SADCC), the forerunner of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), was a memorandum of understanding on common economic development signed in Lusaka, Zambia, on 1 April 1980. It is formalised as the Lusaka Declaration (entitled Southern Africa: Towards Economic Liberation) ratified by the nine signing states (Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe).*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.