Matua

Matua

Matua may refer to:

  • Matua_Mahasangha, a sect of Hinduism in Bengal.
  • Matua (island), another name for the island of Matsuwa located in the Kurilian archipelago northeast of Japan between Hokkaidō and the Kamchatka Peninsula of Russia
  • Matua (also called Matao) was the name of the higher of two divisions of the ruling Chamori caste in ancient Chamoru society
  • Hotu Matu'a, a the legendary Polynesian king who led his people east to be the first settlers of Rapa Nui (Easter Island)
  • Matua, Cuba, a municipality in the province of Pinar del Río Province, Cuba
  • Matua (spider), a spider genus (Gnaphosidae)
  • Fred Matua, an American football player
  • John Matua, a Kapu Kuialua fighter
  • Io Matua Kore, a Māori god
  • Te Matua Ngahere, an ancient giant kauri tree in New Zealand

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  • Te Matua Ngahere — 35° 36′ 31″ S 173° 31′ 26″ E / 35.6086, 173.524 …   Wikipédia en Français

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