Geography | |
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Location | Central-Southern Pacific Ocean |
Coordinates | 19°59′S 158°07′W / 19.983°S 158.117°W |
Archipelago | Cook Islands |
Area | 26.9 km2 (10.4 sq mi) |
Administration | |
Demographics | |
Population | 434 (2016)[1] |
Ethnic groups | Polynesian |
Ātiu, also known as ʻEnuamanu (meaning land of the birds), is an island of the Cook Islands archipelago, lying in the central-southern Pacific Ocean. Part of the Nga-pu-Toru, it is 214 km (133 mi) northeast of Rarotonga. The population of the 26.9 square kilometres (10.4 sq mi) island has dropped by two-thirds in the last 50 years.