Tukao

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.[1]

Map of Manihiki Atoll
Tukao Church in Manihiki, 1886

The village is home to Tukao School and is powered by the 136 kW Tukao solar farm.[2] 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


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