Which island country is Aitutaki part of?

Aitutaki, also traditionally known as Araʻura and Utataki, 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.

The island is shaped like a fish hook. There are numerous sandy beaches along the west coast and quiet villages along the east coast. The lagoon is filled with uninhabited 'motu' (islands) ripe for exploring and colourful, tropical fish, plentiful coral and sea turtles.

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

The Maori people have inhabited what is now known as the Cook Islands for approximately 1500 years having arrived by island hopping through Polynesia. Aitutaki was likely first settled around 1100 years ago by Ru who divided the land up among the royal maidens not bothering to give any land to his brothers who got the hump and eventually settled New Zealand.