Toau, which is one of the Western Tuamotu islands, is situated 15°49' south and 146° west, and was discovered by James Cook in 1773. 

In 1983, it had only 5 inhabitants.

Its coconut grove is intensively farmed by the inhabitants of Fakarava.

From :

Ministère des Archipels (1998), Les Tuamotu Gambier : recueil de données essentielles, décembre 1998, Service de l'administration et du développement des archipels, PAPEETE.

Norman&Ngaire, Douglas (1994), Pacific Islands Yearbook, 17° édition, Fiji Times Ltd, 767p.