Avarua


Avarua is a town and district in the north of the island of Rarotonga, and is the national capital of the Cook Islands.
The town is served by Rarotonga International Airport and Avatiu Harbour.
The population of Avarua District is 4,906.

Sub-districts

The town and district of Avarua is subdivided into 18 tapere out of 54 for Rarotonga, grouped into 6 Census Districts, listed from west to east. Census figures are not available on the tapere level, but only for the so-called Census Districts, also listed from west to east:
  1. Nikao-Panama, covering the taperes of:
  2. # Pokoinu,
  3. # Nikao, and
  4. # Puapuautu;
  5. Avatiu-Ruatonga, covering the taperes of:
  6. # Areanu,
  7. # Kaikaveka,
  8. # Atupa,
  9. # Avatiu, and
  10. # Ruatonga;
  11. Tutakimoa-Teotue, covering the tapere of:
  12. # Tutakimoa;
  13. Takuvaine-Parekura, covering the taperes of:
  14. # Tauae
  15. # Takuvaine
  16. Tupapa-Maraerenga, covering the taperes of:
  17. # Ngatipa, and
  18. # Vaikai;
  19. Pue-Matavera, covering the taperes of:
  20. # Tapae-I-Uta,
  21. # Pue,
  22. # Punamaia,
  23. # Kiikii, and
  24. # Tupapa.

    Climate

Avarua has a tropical rainforest climate according to the Köppen climate classification with high temperatures and rainfall throughout the year. Although there are no true wet or dry seasons, there is a noticeably wetter stretch from December to April.