Taung

Taung ke village nyane go feta Mmušoselegae wa Greater Taung wa diporofense Leboa Bodikela ka moka Afrika Borwa.

Taung
Taung  Taung laêditšê ka gare Leboa Bodikela
Coordinates: 27°32′0″S 24°47′8″E
Naga	Afrika Borwa
Porofense	Leboa Bodikela
Mmasepala wa Selete	Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati
Mmušôselegae	Greater Taung
Sekgôba
• Total	20.75 km2 (8.01 sq mi)
Setšhaba (2011)
• Total	18,289
• Phitlaganyo	880/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Dipersente tša merafe (2011)
• Bathobaso	98.8%
• Bammala	0.4%
• MaIndia	0.5%
• Makgowa	0.1%
• Šele	0.2%
Dipolelo tša ntlha (2011)
• Setswana	89.6%
• Sethosa	2.8%
• Seisimane	1.5%
• Sesotho	1.1%
• Šele	5.0%
Nomoro ya poso (Setarata)	8584
Nomoro ya poso (Lepokisi)	8584
Khoutu ya lefelo	053

The Taung Child skull as seen when it was exhibited at the Maropeng visitor's centre at the Cradle of Humankind in early 2007.

The name means place of the lion and was named after Tau, the chief of the Setswana speaking Legoya or BaTaung tribe. Tau is the Tswana word for lion.