According to the clues from the Disney movie Tarzan is taking place in West Arica, most likely during the 1900s or 1910s. If you want to learn more about when and where the story takes place make sure to read the article all the way through since it provides an in-depth analysis of clues scattered around the movie.

Edgar Rice Burroughs’ novel, first published 100 years ago as Tarzan of the Apes, tells the story of John Clayton, a child born to a pair of shipwrecked aristocrats and raised by apes in the coastal jungles of equatorial Africa, eventually living out his days as the king of the jungle.