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Aitutaki
NASA picture of Aitutaki
Map
Geography
LocationCentral-Southern Pacific Ocean
Coordinates18°51′S 159°47′W / 18.85°S 159.79°W / -18.85; -159.79
ArchipelagoCook Islands
Total islands15
Area18.3[1] km2 (7.1 sq mi)
Administration
Cook Islands
Largest settlementArutanga
Demographics
Population1,712[2]

Aitutaki, also traditionally known as Araʻura and Utataki,[3] is the second most-populated island in the Cook Islands, after Rarotonga. It is an "almost atoll", with fifteen islets in a lagoon adjacent to the main island. Total land area is 18.05 km2 (6.97 sq mi), and the lagoon has an area of between 50 and 74 km2 (19 and 29 sq mi). A major tourist destination, Aitutaki is the second most visited island of the Cook Islands archipelago.

Aitutaki had a population of 1,712 in 2016.[2] The main village is Arutanga (Arutunga) on the west side.

  1. ^ "Aitutaki, The Cook Islands". www.cookislands.org.uk. Archived from the original on 16 May 2006. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Census 2016 – Cook Islands – Ministry of Finance and Economic Management". www.mfem.gov.ck. Archived from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference nzetc was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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