Tamarua (previously Mangonui) is one of the six traditional

districts A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

of the island of

Mangaia Mangaia (traditionally known as A'ua'u Enua, which means ''terraced'') is the most southerly of the Cook Islands and the second largest, after Rarotonga. It is a roughly circular island, with an area of , from Rarotonga. Originally heavily popula ...

in the

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. It is located in the southeast of the island, to the south of the District of

Ivirua Ivirua is one of the six traditional districts of the Cook Islands, districts of the island of Mangaia in the Cook Islands. It is located in the east of the island, to the southeast of the District of Karanga (district), Karanga and north of the D ...

and east of the District of Veitatei. The district was traditionally divided into 9 ''

tapere A Tapere or Sub-District is a low level of traditional land subdivision on five of the Southern Cook Islands (Rarotonga, Mangaia, Aitutaki, Atiu, and Mauke), comparable to the ahupua'a of the main Hawaiian Islands or to the kousapw of Pohnpei. Am ...

'': # Maru-kore # Poutoa-i-uta # Poutoa-i-miri # Akaea # Te-vai-kao # Angauru (Autaki) # Vaitangi (Pukuotoi) # Te-vai-taeta-i-uta # Te-vai-taeta-i-tai

References

Districts of the Cook Islands Mangaia {{CookIslands-geo-stub