Minor Islands of Aitutaki
The main island of Aitutaki occupies the northern part of the atoll, which is roughly triangular in shape. The minor islands form part of the perimeter of the lagoon. All islands, including the main island and its peninsula Ootu, are listed starting clockwise from the northernmost point of the atoll:
| Island | Type | Area (ha) |
Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aitutaki | volcanic main island | 16800 |
18°51′32″S 159°47′01″W / 18.85889°S 159.78361°W / -18.85889; -159.78361 (Aitutaki) |
| Ootu | motu peninsula | 175 | |
| Akitua | motu | 14.86 | 18°51′00″S 159°45′25″W / 18.85°S 159.75694°W / -18.85; -159.75694 (Akitua) |
| Angarei | motu | 13.07 | 18°51′25″S 159°45′12″W / 18.85694°S 159.75333°W / -18.85694; -159.75333 (Angarei) |
| Ee (Niura) | motu | 29.21 | |
| Mangere | motu | 8.54 | |
| Papau | motu | 5.26 | |
| Tavaerua Iti | motu | 4.12 | |
| Tavaerua | motu | 12.47 | |
| Akaiami | motu | 41.91 | |
| Muritapua | motu | 4.04 | |
| Tekopua | motu | 71.29 | |
| Tapuaetai (One Foot Island) | motu | 5.96 | |
| Tapuaeta cay | sand cay | 0.95 | |
| Motukitiu | motu | 11.47 | |
| Moturakau | volcanic | 3.86 | |
| Rapota | volcanic | 3.1 | |
| Maina | sand cay | 16.96 | |
| Aitutaki Atoll | near-atoll | 18050 |
Ootu Peninsula is of coral formation, but attached to the main volcanic island, thus a peninsula. If it were an island, it would be the largest of the minor islands. Ootu Peninsula does belong to tapere and district of Vaitupa. The minor islands are not allocated to any districts or tapere, but they do form part of the larger constituencies.
All minor islets, except Akitua and Maina, are part of Vaipae-Tautu Constituency. Akitua is part of Amuri-Ureia Constituency, as is Ootu Peninsula, just north of Akitua. Maina is part of Arutanga-Reureu-Nikaupara Constituency. The main island is equally divided among the three constituencies Arutanga-Reureu-Nikaupara (southwest), Vaipae-Tautu (southeast), and Amuri-Ureia (north).
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