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Veitatei (previously Patiki-enua-o-Rangi) 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 south of the island, to the east of the District of
Kei'a Kei'a (previously Te-apunavai) is one of the six traditional districts of the island of Mangaia in the Cook Islands. It is located on the west side of the island, to the south of the District of Tava'enga and west of Veitatei. The district was t ...
and west of the District of
Tamarua Tamarua (previously Mangonui) is one of the six traditional districts of the island of Mangaia in the Cook Islands. It is located in the southeast of the island, to the south of the District of Ivirua and east of the District of Veitatei. The dis ...
. The district was traditionally divided into 6 ''
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 ...
'': # Te-noki # Te-tuaroa (Te-tukono) # Te-tuapoto # Te-tarapiki # Kaikatu # Angarino


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