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Tukao (previously known as ''Te Matafourua'') is a village on
Manihiki
250px, Map of Manihiki Atoll
Manihiki is an atoll in the northern group of the Cook Islands known informally as the "Island of Pearls". It is located in the Northern Cook Island chain, approximately north of the capital island of Rarotonga, ma ...
atoll in the
Cook Islands
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. The village is at the northern tip of the islet of
Ngake
Ngake is one of 43 islands in the Manihiki atoll of the Cook Islands. It is the largest island, making up almost the entire north-eastern side of the atoll. The village of Tukao
Tukao (previously known as ''Te Matafourua'') is a village on Mani ...
, 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
Manihiki
Populated places in the Cook Islands
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