Mata Nui (Location)



The Island of Mata Nui is named after the Great Spirit Mata Nui. 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.

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.