Ligunga

Ligunga

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

Transport

In October 2007, it was proposed to railway to Ligunga to Mlimba and from Ligunga via Mchuchuma to Mbamba Bay on Lake Malawi. [ Railway Gazette International November 2007, p688 ] [ [http://www.railwaygazette.com/news_view/article/2007/11/7864/east_african_rail_master_plan.html Railway Gazette: East African rail master plan ] ]

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

* Transport in Tanzania

References

External links

* [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/TZ/0/Ligunga.html FallingRain - elevation = 891m]


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