Luponde

{{Short description|Ward in Njombe, Tanzania}}

{{Use British English|date=July 2022}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Luponde

| native_name = Kata ya Luponde

| native_name_lang = sw

| settlement_type = Ward

| image_skyline = LUPONDE tea farm Tanzania.jpg

| image_caption = Luponde tea farm

| pushpin_map = Tanzania

| map_caption = Location of Luponde

| coordinates = {{coord|10.248349|S|38.699212|E|display=inline,title|type:adm3rd_region:TZ-source:google_maps}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|Tanzania}}

| subdivision_type1 = Region

| subdivision_name1 = Njombe Region

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Njombe Urban District

| subdivision_type3 = Ward

| subdivision_name3 = Luponde

| population_as_of = 2016

| population_total = 9,675

| population_density_km2 = auto

| timezone = EAT

| utc_offset = +3

}}

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.

In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 9,675 people in the ward, from 9,372 in 2012.{{Cite report |url=http://tanzania.countrystat.org/fileadmin/user_upload/countrystat_fenix/congo/docs/Census%20General%20Report-2012PHC.pdf |title=2012 Population and Housing Census - Population Distribution by Administrative Areas. |date=2013-03-01 |publisher=National Bureau of Statistics |location=Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |page= |language=en |access-date=2022-07-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326183741/http://tanzania.countrystat.org/fileadmin/user_upload/countrystat_fenix/congo/docs/Census%20General%20Report-2012PHC.pdf |archive-date=2022-03-26 |url-status=live}}{{Cite report |url=https://www.nbs.go.tz/nbs/takwimu/majimbo/MAJIMBOApril_Kisw.pdf |title=2016 Makadirio ya Idadi ya Watu katika Majimbo ya Uchaguzi kwa Mwaka 2016, Tanzania Bara. |trans-title=Population Estimates in Administrative Areas for the Year 2016, Mainland Tanzania |date=2016-04-01 |publisher=National Bureau of Statistics |location=Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |page= |language=sw |access-date=2022-07-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211227102333/https://www.nbs.go.tz/nbs/takwimu/majimbo/MAJIMBOApril_Kisw.pdf |archive-date=2021-12-27 |url-status=live}}