Taung

Taung is a town of 18,000 people in the . Taung is mainly known for its cultural background and holding cultural events such as the annual Cultural Calabash.
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  • Type: Village with 18,300 residents
  • Description: town in North West Province, South Africa
  • Also known as: “Lugar fosil de Taung Skull”, “Lugar fósil de Taung Skull”, and “Taungs”

Taung

Latitude
-27.5533° or 27° 33′ 12″ south
Longitude
24.7663° or 24° 45′ 59″ east
Population
18,300
Elevation
1,118 metres (3,668 feet)
Open location code
5G46CQW8+MG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1388678971
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
950002
Wiki­data ID
Q2096879
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Taung” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Taung”
  • Arabic: “تونغ”
  • Armenian: “Թաունգ”
  • Asturian: “Taung”
  • Azerbaijani: “Taunq”
  • Chinese: “塔翁”
  • Dutch: “Taung”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “تونج”
  • Estonian: “Taung”
  • French: “Taung”
  • Galician: “Taung”
  • German: “Taung”
  • Hebrew: “טאונג”
  • Italian: “Taung”
  • Japanese: “タウング”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Taung”
  • Norwegian: “Taung”
  • Pedi: “Taung”
  • Polish: “Taung”
  • Romanian: “Taung”
  • Russian: “Таунг”
  • Serbian: “Тaунг”
  • Serbian: “Таунг”
  • Spanish: “Taung”
  • Tswana: “Taung”
  • Turkish: “Taung”
  • Urdu: “ٹاونگ”
  • Zulu: “ITaung”

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