Taung

Taung
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Coordinates: 27°33′45″S 24°44′53″E / 27.56250°S 24.74806°E / -27.56250; 24.74806
Country	South Africa
Province	North West
District	Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati
Municipality	Greater Taung
Area [1]
• Total	20.75 km2 (8.01 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	18,289
• Density	880/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	98.8%
• Coloured	0.4%
• Indian/Asian	0.5%
• White	0.1%
• Other	0.2%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Tswana	89.6%
• Xhosa	2.8%
• English	1.5%
• Sotho	1.1%
• Other	5.0%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	8584
PO box	8584
Area code	053
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name	Taung Skull Fossil Site
Part of	Fossil Hominid Sites of South Africa
Criteria	Cultural: (iii)(vi)
Reference	915bis-003
Inscription	1999 (23rd Session)
Extensions	2005
Area	158.7429 ha (392.262 acres)
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

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. Tau is the Tswana word for lion.^[2]