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222:Sumbawanga
192:Lake Rukwa
97:31°32′49″E
260:Transport
226:Namanyere
178:Geography
122:Geography
94:8°06′52″S
74:Elevation
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131:Tanzania
274:Tunduma
232:Ecology
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