Luponde is a town and ward in Njombe Urban District in the Njombe Region of the Tanzanian Southern Highlands. The biggest employer is the Luponde tea factory.

Luponde
Kata ya Luponde
Luponde tea farm
Luponde tea farm
Luponde is located in Tanzania
Luponde
Luponde
Location of Luponde
Coordinates: 10°14′54″S 38°41′57″E / 10.248349°S 38.699212°E / -10.248349; 38.699212
Country Tanzania
RegionNjombe Region
DistrictNjombe Urban District
WardLuponde
Population
 (2016)
 • Total
9,675
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 9,675 people in the ward, from 9,372 in 2012.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ 2012 Population and Housing Census - Population Distribution by Administrative Areas (PDF) (Report). Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: National Bureau of Statistics. 1 March 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  2. ^ 2016 Makadirio ya Idadi ya Watu katika Majimbo ya Uchaguzi kwa Mwaka 2016, Tanzania Bara [Population Estimates in Administrative Areas for the Year 2016, Mainland Tanzania] (PDF) (Report) (in Swahili). Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: National Bureau of Statistics. 1 April 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 December 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2022.