Tamarua (previously Mangonui) is one of the six traditional districts of the island of Mangaia, which is part of the Cook Islands archipelago.[1] Tamarua is located in the southeast of Mangaia, to the south of the District of Ivirua and east of the District of Veitatei. The district was traditionally divided into 9 tapere:[1]

  1. Maru-kore
  2. Poutoa-i-uta
  3. Poutoa-i-miri
  4. Akaea
  5. Te-vai-kao
  6. Angauru (Autaki)
  7. Vaitangi (Pukuotoi)
  8. Te-vai-taeta-i-uta
  9. Te-vai-taeta-i-tai
Districts of Mangaia

References

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  1. ^ a b Te Rangi Hiroa (1934). Mangaian Society. Honolulu: Bernice P. Bishop Museum. p. 126. Retrieved 9 August 2020 – via NZETC.

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