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Litembe Destination Guide

Explore Litembe in Tanzania

Litembe in the region of Mtwara is a town in Tanzania - some 430 mi or ( 691 km ) South-East of Dodoma , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Litembe is now 09:27 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Dar es Salaam " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Morogoro, Dar es Salaam, Ziwani, Ntandi, and Mwambo. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Morogoro . Where to go and what to see in Litembe ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Ruvuma River

Ruvuma River, formerly also known as the Rovuma River, is a river in East Africa, forming during the greater part of its course the border between Tanzania and Mozambique (in Mozambique known as Rio Rovuma). It is 800 kilometres long, with a drainage basin 155,500 square kilometres in size. Its mean annual discharge is 475 m³/s at its mouth.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -10.47 40.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Border rivers, International rivers of Africa, Mozambique–Tanzania border, Rivers of Mozambique, Rivers of Tanzania, Ruvuma River

Mozambique Channel

The Mozambique Channel is a portion of the Indian Ocean located between Madagascar and Mozambique. It was a World War II clashpoint during the Battle of Madagascar. The channel is approximately 460 km across at its narrowest point between Angoche, Mozambique, and Tambohorano, Madagascar. The channel reaches a depth of 3,292 m (10,800 feet) about 230 km off the coast of Mozambique.

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Located at -10.47 40.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Borders of Comoros, Borders of Madagascar, Borders of Mozambique, Borders of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Channels of the Indian Ocean, International straits, Mozambique Channel, Straits of Africa

Kionga Triangle

The Kionga Triangle was a small territory on the border between German East Africa (largely overlapping present-day Tanzania) and the Portuguese colony of Portuguese Mozambique, totalling just 1000 km² (400 mi²). Originally, the Germans established this as their outpost south of the Rovuma River, and there was a settlement called Kionga of 4,000 inhabitants (1910), now Quionga. But in 1916, during World War I, the Portuguese occupied it.

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Located at -10.60 40.51 (Lat./Long.); Less than 28 km away
Tags: Former German colonies, Former Portuguese colonies, German East Africa, History of Mozambique, Portuguese Mozambique

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