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Makunganya Destination Guide

Explore Makunganya in Zambia

Makunganya in the region of Eastern is a town in Zambia - some 289 mi or ( 466 km ) North-East of Lusaka , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Makunganya

Current time in Makunganya is now 07:12 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Lusaka " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Songea, Panku, Nyachiu, Nsunga, and Nelsoni. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Songea . Where to go and what to see in Makunganya ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Mambwe people

The Mambwe are an ethnic and linguistic group from Rukwa Region, Tanzania and northeastern Zambia. In 1987 the Mambwe population in Tanzania was estimated to number 63,000 http://www. ethnologue. com/show_country. asp?name=TZ. The number of Mambwe in Zambia has not been independently estimated, though the combined number of Mambwe and Lungu in Zambia was estimated to be 262,800 in 1993 http://www. ethnologue. com/show_language. asp?code=mgr.

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Located at -13.28 32.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Ethnic groups in Tanzania, Ethnic groups in Zambia, Indigenous peoples of East Africa