{{Infobox settlement <!--See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage--> <!-- Basic info ----------------> |official_name = Njombe |other_name = |native_name = <!-- for cities whose native name is not in English --> |nickname = |settlement_type = City of Njombe Region |motto = <!-- images and maps -----------> |image_skyline = Church in Njombe, Tanzania.jpg |imagesize = |image_caption = Church in Njombe town. |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = |image_blank_emblem = |blank_emblem_type = |blank_emblem_size = |image_map = |mapsize = |map_caption = |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = |pushpin_map = Tanzania<!-- the name of a location map as per http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Location_map --> |pushpin_label_position =bottom |pushpin_map_caption =Location in Tanzania <!-- Location ------------------> |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = Tanzania |subdivision_type1 = Region |subdivision_name1 = Njombe Region |subdivision_type2 = District |subdivision_name2 = Njombe Urban District |subdivision_type3 = |subdivision_name3 = |subdivision_type4 = |subdivision_name4 = <!-- Politics -----------------> |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |leader_title2 = |leader_name2 = |leader_title3 = |leader_name3 = |leader_title4 = |leader_name4 = |established_title = First Settled <!-- Settled --> |established_date = |established_title2 = Incorporated Town <!-- Incorporated (town) --> |established_date2 = |established_title3 = Incorporated City <!-- Incorporated (city) --> |established_date3 = <!-- Area ---------------------> |area_magnitude = |unit_pref =Imperial <!--Enter: Imperial, if Imperial (metric) is desired--> |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = <!-- ALL fields dealing with a measurements are subject to automatic unit conversion--> |area_land_km2 = <!--See table @ Template:Infobox Settlement for details on automatic unit conversion--> |area_water_km2 = |area_total_sq_mi = |area_land_sq_mi = |area_water_sq_mi = |area_water_percent = |area_urban_km2 = |area_urban_sq_mi = |area_metro_km2 = |area_metro_sq_mi = |area_blank1_title = |area_blank1_km2 = |area_blank1_sq_mi = <!-- Population -----------------------> |population_as_of = 2012 |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total = 40,607 |population_density_km2 = |population_density_sq_mi = |population_metro = |population_density_metro_km2 = |population_density_metro_sq_mi = |population_urban = |population_density_urban_km2 = |population_density_urban_sq_mi = |population_blank1_title =Ethnicities |population_blank1 = |population_blank2_title =Religions |population_blank2 = |population_density_blank1_km2 = |population_density_blank1_sq_mi = <!-- General information ---------------> |timezone = GMT + 3 |utc_offset = |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |coordinates = {{coord|09|20|S|34|46|E|region:TZ|display=inline}} |elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use <ref> tags--> |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = <!-- Area/postal codes & others --------> |postal_code_type = <!-- enter ZIP code, Postcode, Post code, Postal code... --> |postal_code = |area_code = |blank_name = |blank_info = |blank1_name = |blank1_info = |website = {{URL|http://www.tanzania.go.tz/}} |footnotes = }} '''Njombe''' is a town in southern Tanzania. It is the regional capital of Njombe Region as well as the district headquarter of Njombe Rural District and Njombe Urban District. It is located at nearly 2000 meters of altitude on the eastern edge of the Kipengere Range and has the reputation of being a cold town.<ref name="Tanzania travel guide">{{cite book|title=Tanzania travel guide|date=June 2015|publisher=Lonely Planet|page=271|edition=6|isbn=978-1742207797}}</ref>
==Transport==
===Road=== Paved Trunk road T6 from Makambako to Songea passes through the town.<ref>{{cite web|title=Njombe Roads Network|url=http://tanroads.go.tz/uploads/documents/en/1446621691-Njombe.pdf|website=Tanroads|accessdate=14 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510142230/http://tanroads.go.tz/uploads/documents/en/1446621691-Njombe.pdf|archive-date=10 May 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
===Railway Station=== The nearest train station on the TAZARA Railway - from Dar es Salaam to Lusaka - is located in the town of Makambako.
===Airport=== The nearest airstrip in Njombe is available at Melinze street near Mjimwema ward, most of time the airport is used by private flights and three years back there was commercial flight from Njombe airport to Dar es Salaam airport terminal 1 by Auriq air
==Population== According to the 2012 national census the population of Njombe town - Njombe Mjini and Mjimwema wards - is 40,607.<ref name="Census 2012">{{cite web|title=Census 2012 |url=http://50.87.153.5/~eastc/sensa/index.php/welcome |website=National Bureau of Statistics |accessdate=14 February 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305154228/http://50.87.153.5/~eastc/sensa/index.php/welcome |archivedate=March 5, 2016 }}</ref><br>
==References== {{reflist}}
Category:Populated places in Njombe Region Category:Regional capitals in Tanzania