Tunduru, Tanzania

Tunduru is a town of 48,000 people in Ruvuma, Tanzania.

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Population48,000 GeoNames

RegionRuvuma

Elevation715 m 2,346 ft

Time zoneAfrica/Dar es Salaam

About Tunduru

Tunduru is a town in Tunduru District, Ruvuma Region, Tanzania, East Africa. It is the administrative seat for Tunduru District, and is administratively divided into two wards; Mlingoti West (Mlingoti Magharibi) and Mlingoti East (Mlingoti Mashariki).

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Schools, colleges and libraries2

Mlingoti Primary School

School · 1.6 km

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Umoja Primary School

School · 1.1 km

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Notable people from Tunduru

Sofia KawawaTanzanian women's and labor union activist
Ditram NchimbiTanzanian footballer
John Butler WaldenTanzanian military officer

Born in Tunduru, according to Wikidata (CC0). Each name links to its Wikipedia article.

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