Matumbi
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The Matumbi are an ethnic and linguistic group based in Lindi Region
in southern Tanzania
, on the banks of the Ruvuma River
. In 1978 the Matumbi population was estimated to number 72,000 http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=TZ.
Lindi Region
Lindi is one of Tanzania's 26 administrative regions. The regional capital is also called Lindi.The Lindi region borders on Pwani, Morogoro, Ruvuma, and Mtwara. Much of the western part of the region is in the Selous Game Reserve....
in southern Tanzania
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
, on the banks of the Ruvuma River
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 . It is long, with a drainage basin in size...
. In 1978 the Matumbi population was estimated to number 72,000 http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=TZ.