Ligunga

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Ligunga
Village
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Ligunga
Coordinates: 11°17′S36°25′E / 11.283°S 36.417°E / -11.283; 36.417
CountryFlag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania
Region Ruvuma Region
Elevation
891 m (2,923 ft)
Time zone UTC+3 (EAT)

Ligunga is a town in southern Tanzania near the border with Mozambique.

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Transport

In October 2007, it was proposed to railway to Ligunga to Mlimba and from Ligunga via Mchuchuma to Mbamba Bay on Lake Malawi. [1] [2]

Access

Liganga lies in a gap in the mountains that provides better than average access to Lake Malawi. This gap follows the course of the Ruvuma River, which forms the border between Tanzania and Mozambique.

See also

References

  1. Railway Gazette International November 2007, p688
  2. "Railway Gazette: East African rail master plan". Archived from the original on 2008-10-22. Retrieved 2007-11-18.


11°17′00″S36°25′00″E / 11.28333°S 36.41667°E / -11.28333; 36.41667