Taung, South Africa

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Taung,_South_Africa
GPTKB entity
Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:town
gptkbp:areaCode 053
gptkbp:country gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:district gptkb:Dr_Ruth_Segomotsi_Mompati_District_Municipality
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Taung, South Africa
gptkbp:latitude -27.6333
gptkbp:longitude 24.5333
gptkbp:municipality gptkb:Greater_Taung_Local_Municipality
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Tau_(chief_of_the_Tswana_people)
gptkbp:nameMeaning place of the lion
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Taung_Child_fossil_discovery
gptkbp:notableSite gptkb:Taung_Skull_Fossil_Site
gptkb:Taung_Heritage_Site
gptkbp:population approximately 19,000
gptkbp:postalCode 8580
gptkbp:province gptkb:North_West
gptkbp:region gptkb:Kalahari
gptkbp:timezone gptkb:SAST
gptkbp:utcOffset +2
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Australopithecus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5