# Malapa Fossil Site, Cradle of Humankind

- **Country:** South Africa
- **Coordinates:** -25.895100, 27.801300
- **Location:** Gauteng, South Africa
- **Established:** Discovered 2008
- **Nearest City:** Muldersdrift, South Africa
- **Governing Body:** Cradle of Humankind Management Authority and Private Landowner

Malapa is a fossil-bearing cave located about 15 km northeast of the well known South African hominid-bearing sites of Sterkfontein and Swartkrans and about 45 km north-northwest of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is situated within the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site.

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