Southern Africa
Botswana
South-East District

Taung

Taung is a village in , and has about 4,250 residents and an elevation of 1,049 metres. Taung is situated nearby to the town .
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is a village in of , southwest of the capital of . The population was 27,760 in 2011 census. It is the tribal capital of the BaLete, an ethnic majority springing from the Nguni tribe. is situated 6 km southeast of Taung.

Taung

Latitude
-24.83957° or 24° 50′ 22″ south
Longitude
25.81614° or 25° 48′ 58″ east
Population
4,250
Elevation
1,049 metres (3,442 feet)
Open location code
5G775R68+5F
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2467763555
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
7745126
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