Tambo
Encyclopedia
People
- Adelaide TamboAdelaide TamboAdelaide "Mama" Tambo was a prominent anti-apartheid activist, political exile, and regarded as a hero of the liberation struggle against apartheid in South Africa....
(1929–2007), South African anti-apartheid activist - Oliver TamboOliver TamboOliver Reginald Tambo was a South African anti-apartheid politician and a central figure in the African National Congress .-Biography:Oliver Tambo was born in Bizana in eastern Pondoland in what is now Eastern Cape...
(1917–1993), South African anti-apartheid activist
Geographical features
In Australia:- Tambo River (Victoria)Tambo River (Victoria)The Tambo River is a river in East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia with a total length in excess of 170 km. It is the longest river in the Tambo and Nicholson Basin, extending from the steep forested southern slopes of the Australian Alps through forest and farmland to the Gippsland...
- Tambo, QueenslandTambo, QueenslandTambo is a town located in central western Queensland, Australia, on the banks of the Barcoo River. Tambo is southeast of the town of Blackall via the Landsborough Highway, and approximately north west of the state capital, Brisbane. At the 2006 census, Tambo had a population of 345.The town was...
- County of TamboCounty of TamboThe County of Tambo is one of the 37 counties of Victoria which are part of the cadastral divisions of Australia, used for land titles. It is located in eastern Gippsland, between the Tambo River in the west, and the Snowy River in the east. It includes Lakes Entrance...
, Victoria - Shire of TamboShire of TamboThe Shire of Tambo was a Local Government Area located about east of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1882 until 1994.-History:...
, Victoria - Shire of Tambo (Queensland)Shire of Tambo (Queensland)The Shire of Tambo was a Local Government Area located in central Queensland south-east of the town of Blackall. It covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1881 until 2008, when it amalgamated with neighbouring Shire of Blackall to form the Blackall-Tambo Region.The...
- Blackall-Tambo Region, Queensland
In Peru:
- Tambo River (Peru)
- Tambo District, HuaytaráTambo District, HuaytaráTambo District is one of sixteen districts of the province Huaytará in Peru.-References:...
- Tambo District, La MarTambo District, La MarTambo District is one of eight districts of the province La Mar in Peru.-References:...
- Tambo Grande DistrictTambo Grande DistrictTambo Grande District is one of nine districts of the province Piura in Peru.-References:...
, Piura province - Tambo de Mora DistrictTambo de Mora DistrictTambo de Mora District is one of eleven districts of the province Chincha in Peru.-References:...
, Chincha province - Río Tambo DistrictRío Tambo DistrictRío Tambo District is one of eight districts of the province Satipo of Peru.-References:...
, Satipo province - Tambo ColoradoTambo ColoradoTambo Colorado is a well-preserved Inca adobe complex near the coast of Peru, also known as Puka Tampu, Pucallacta or Pucahuasi.- Location :...
, archaeological site the city of Pisco
In South Africa:
- OR Tambo District MunicipalityOR Tambo District MunicipalityOR Tambo is one of the 7 districts of Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The seat of OR Tambo is Mthatha . The vast majority of its 1 676 463 people speak Xhosa . The district is named after Oliver Tambo...
, Eastern Cape province - OR Tambo International Airport, serving Johannesburg, Gauteng province
Elsewhere:
- Pizzo TambòPizzo TambòPizzo Tambo is a mountain located at the eastern extremity of the Lepontine Alps on the Swiss-Italian border. The mountain lies west of the Splügen Pass which divides the Western Alps from the Eastern Alps....
, a mountain in the Swiss Alps near the Splügen Pass - Tambo, CaliforniaTambo, CaliforniaTambo is a former settlement in Yuba County, California. It is located on the Western Pacific Railroad north of Marysville, at an elevation of 79 feet ....
, USA
Other
- Tambo (Incan structure)Tambo (Incan structure)A Tambo was an Incan structure built for administrative and military purposes. Found along Incan roads, tambos typically carried supplies, served as lodging for itinerant state personnel, and were depositories of quipu-based accounting records.Different types of tambos existed; those that served...
, an administrative building found along major Incan roads that was used for lodging, storage, and record-keeping - Tambo (weapon)Tambo (weapon)The tambo, in Japanese , is a short staff weapon used in Okinawa and feudal Japan. Today the tambo is used by various martial arts schools.-Description:...
, a very short staff used in martial arts - Tambo, a character from blackface minstrelsy
- Shelly Tambo, one of the main fictional characters in the American television series Northern Exposure