Kimiangatau is a village on Mauke in the Cook Islands. The village is on the coast, next to the island's main harbour or Taunganui landing place. It was founded in 1904 after animosity between followers of the London Missionary Society and the newly introduced Roman Catholic church.

Oiretumu Village

Village

Oiretumu is a village on Mauke in the Cook Islands. The village is inland, near the centre of the island. The village has a Cook Islands Christian Church. Oiretumu Village is situated 3½ km southeast of Nukuao.

Mauke

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Mauke is an island of the Cook Islands archipelago, lying in the central-southern Pacific Ocean. Part of the Nga-pu-Toru, it is 277 km northeast of Rarotonga.

Nukuao

Type: Locality
Location: Cook Islands, Polynesia, Oceania
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Latitude

-20.13333° or 20° 8′ south

Longitude

-157.36667° or 157° 22′ west

Open location code

53F4VJ8M+M8

GeoNames ID

4035612

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Rarotongan: “Nukuao”

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