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Village in Manihiki, Cook Islands

Map of Manihiki Atoll
Tukao Church in Manihiki, 1886

Tukao (previously known as Te Matafourua) is a village on Manihiki atoll in the Cook Islands. The village is at the northern tip of the islet of Ngake, which runs along the northern-eastern side of the atoll.

The village is home to Tukao School and is powered by the 136 kW Tukao solar farm. Tukao is one of two main towns in Manihiki, the other being Tauhunu

References

  1. Te Rangi Hīroa (1932). Ethnology of Manihiki and Rakahanga. Honolulu, Hawaii: Bishop Museum. p. 6. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  2. "Cook Islands solar energy projects opened". Scoop. 13 May 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2020.

10°22′30.84″S 161°0′37.75″W / 10.3752333°S 161.0104861°W / -10.3752333; -161.0104861


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