Mata Nui (Location)

The Island of Mata Nui was named after the Great Spirit Mata Nui by Turaga Vakama around 1,000 years ago. The island is 357 by 178 kio (a unit of measurement in the Bionicle universe roughly equal to .85 miles or 1.37 kilometers), or in Earth measurements, 303.45 by 151.3 miles or 489.09 by 243.86 kilometers. Currently, it is abandoned, as the Turaga, Matoran, and Toa Nuva have gone to Metru Nui.

History
One thousand years ago, the Toa Metru traveled in a Vahki Transport called the Lhikan to the island above through tunnels from the Great Barrier to 'the island above' with five Matoran imprisoned in pods. Later, they came back with the rest of the sleeping Matoran from Metru Nui. They awakened the Matoran, becoming Turaga and each element of Matoran built a koro in a region of Mata Nui.

Just a year later, Makuta infected the Rahi wildlife and turned them against the Matoran, making life on Mata Nui highly dangerous.

One year ago, the Toa Mata arrived. They protected the Matoran and defeated many threats to Mata Nui: the Rahi, the Bohrok, the Bohrok-Kal, the Rahkshi, and Makuta (two times). But after all these threats, Mata Nui was badly damaged, and Takanuva rediscovered Metru Nui after Makuta was defeated. So the Turaga told the Matoran and Toa about Metru Nui and they traveled back there.

Regions of Mata Nui
The island is divided up into six "Wahi", or regions, one for each Element. Each Wahi has a "Koro" (village), which itself has a "Suva" (shrine) dedicated to the region's patron Toa. It is also said that each region has a "Kini" (temple) for its Toa, though the temples have never been shown in stories.

The villages are home to the Matoran people each led by a Turaga elder and, in the final year before returning to Metru Nui, guarded by a Toa.

Ta-Wahi
Ta-Wahi is a tropical and volcanic zone. It has a beach that Tahu landed on. Kapura usually practiced in the Charred forest. Ta-Wahi is home to:


 * Ta-Koro
 * Ta-Suva
 * Ta-Kini