Matua

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  • Matua is 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 Matua is the name of the legendary Polynesian king who led his people east to Easter Island.
  • Matua is a municipality in the province of Pinar del Río, Cuba
  • Matua is also a spider genus (Gnaphosidae).