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Taung

Taung is a small town situated in the North West Province of South Africa. The name means place of the lion and was named after Tau, the King of the Barolong people King Tau wa Thibela. Tau is the Tswana word for lion.

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Area
158.7429 ha (392.262 acres)
Area code
053
Buffer zone
3,387 ha (8,370 acres)
Coordinates
27°37′10″S 24°37′59″E / 27.61944°S 24.63306°E / -27.61944; 24.63306
Country
South Africa
Criteria
Cultural: (iii)(vi)

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Taung

Nodes37
Edges36
Triples72
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.054054
Components1

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related to Sources · 20
Taung → Africa, Anth, Berger, Berger Am, Cradle, Dart Taung, Eve, Field Guide, Footsteps, Hilton-Barber, Humankind, In, Inst, Man, Missing Link, National Geographic Press, Phys, Struik, Study, Tobias
related to Taung skull fossil site · 20
Taung → Although, Australopithecus, Buxton-limestone, By, Dart, In, It, Jeffrey McKee, Johannesburg, Kalahari, Later, Makapansgat, Phillip Tobias, Raymond Dart, South Africa, Surprisingly, Taung Child, University, Unlike, Witwatersrand
• Other · 2
Taung → 0.2%, 5.0%
• Total · 2
Taung → 18,289, 20.75 km2 (8.01 sq mi)
Area · 1
Taung → 158.7429 ha (392.262 acres)
Area code · 1
Taung → 053
Buffer zone · 1
Taung → 3,387 ha (8,370 acres)
Coordinates · 1
Taung → 27°37′10″S 24°37′59″E / 27.61944°S 24.63306°E / -27.61944; 24.63306
Country · 1
Taung → South Africa
Criteria · 1
Taung → Cultural: (iii)(vi)

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skull africa child fossil south site lion north west later berger named tau baboons important hominid province name tswana discovered

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
TaungArea158.7429 ha (392.262 acres)1.00infobox
TaungArea code0531.00infobox
TaungBuffer zone3,387 ha (8,370 acres)1.00infobox
TaungCoordinates27°37′10″S 24°37′59″E / 27.61944°S 24.63306°E / -27.61944; 24.633061.00infobox
TaungCountrySouth Africa1.00infobox
TaungCriteriaCultural: (iii)(vi)1.00infobox
TaungDistrictDr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati1.00infobox
TaungExtensions20051.00infobox
TaungInscription1999 (23rd Session)1.00infobox
TaungMunicipalityGreater Taung1.00infobox
TaungOfficial nameTaung Skull Fossil Site1.00infobox
TaungPart ofFossil Hominid Sites of South Africa1.00infobox
TaungPO box85841.00infobox
TaungPostal code (street)85841.00infobox
TaungProvinceNorth West1.00infobox
TaungReference915bis-0031.00infobox
TaungTime zoneUTC+2 (SAST)1.00infobox
Taung• Black African98.8%1.00infobox
Taung• Coloured0.4%1.00infobox
Taung• Density881.4/km2 (2,283/sq mi)1.00infobox
Taung• English1.5%1.00infobox
Taung• Indian/Asian0.5%1.00infobox
Taung• Other0.2%1.00infobox
Taung• Other5.0%1.00infobox
Taung• Sotho1.1%1.00infobox
Taung• Total20.75 km2 (8.01 sq mi)1.00infobox
Taung• Total18,2891.00infobox
Taung• Tswana89.6%1.00infobox
Taung• White0.1%1.00infobox
Taung• Xhosa2.8%1.00infobox

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