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{{short description|Capital of the Cook Islands}}
{{About|the town in the Cook Islands|the genus of spiders|Avarua (spider)}}

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'''Avarua''' (meaning "Two Harbours" in [[Cook Islands Māori]]) is a [[town]] and district in the north of the island of [[Rarotonga]], and is the national capital of the [[Cook Islands]].
'''Avarua''' (meaning "Two Harbours" in [[Cook Islands Māori]]) is a [[town]] and district in the north of the island of [[Rarotonga]], and is the national [[Capital city|capital]] of the [[Cook Islands]].


The town is served by [[Rarotonga International Airport]] ([[IATA Airport Code]]: RAR) and Avatiu Harbour.
The town is served by [[Rarotonga International Airport]] ([[IATA Airport Code]]: RAR) and Avatiu Harbour.


The population of Avarua District is 5,445 ([[census]] of 2006).<ref>http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/ojs/index.php/cjlg/article/viewFile/766/755</ref>
The population of Avarua District is 4,906 ([[census]] of 2016).<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/cjlg/article/view/766|title=Local Government in the South Pacific Islands|first1=Graham|last1=Hassall|first2=Feue|last2=Tipu|date=28 April 2008|journal=Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance|issue=1|pages=7–29|access-date=2 May 2017|via=epress.lib.uts.edu.au|doi=10.5130/cjlg.v1i0.766|doi-access=free}}</ref>


==Districts==
==Sub-districts==
{| align=right
{| align=right
|[[File:CICC CHURCH IN AVARUA, RAROTONGA, COOK ISLANDS.jpg|thumb|[[Cook Islands Christian Church|CICC]] church]]
|[[File:CICC CHURCH IN AVARUA, RAROTONGA, COOK ISLANDS.jpg|thumb|[[Cook Islands Christian Church|CICC]] church]]
|-
|-
|[[File:Avarua Main Street.jpg|thumb|Main street of Avarua looking towards the Bank of the Cook Islands (BCI) building]]
|[[File:Avarua Main Street.jpg|thumb|Main street of Avarua looking towards the Bank of the Cook Islands (BCI) building (director is [[Vaine Nooana-Arioka]])]]
|}
|}
Avarua is subdivided into 18 [[tapere]] out of 54 for Rarotonga, listed from west to east: {{cn|date=December 2014}}
#Pokoinu
#[[Nikao]] (seat of Cook Islands parliament)
#Puapuautu
#Areanu
#Kaikaveka
#Atupa
#[[Avatiu]] (commercial port)
#Ruatonga
#Tutakimoa
#Tauae (inward from Tutakimoa, the only ''Tapere'' without a coastline)
#Takuvaine ([[downtown]] Avarua, seat of Cook Islands government, with Avarua fishing harbour)
#Ngatipa
#Vaikai
#Tapae-I-Uta
#Pue
#Punamaia
#Kiikii
#Tupapa


[[Census]] figures are not available on the tapere level, but only for the so-called Census Districts,<ref>http://www.stats.gov.ck/Statistics/CensusSurveys/census06/Cen06-Tab6.pdf</ref> also listed from west to east <ref>P.H. Curson: "Population Change in the Cook Islands - The 1966 Population Census". In: ''New Zealand Geographer'', Vol. 28, 1972, pp. 51-65, map p.52</ref>
The district of Avarua is subdivided into 19 [[tapere]] (traditional sub-districts) out of 54 for Rarotonga,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.justice.gov.ck/index.php/maps/official-map-of-rarotonga |title=Official Map of Rarotonga |publisher=Cook Islands Ministry of justice |access-date=17 December 2020}}</ref> 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,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stats.gov.ck/Statistics/CensusSurveys/census06/Cen06-Tab6.pdf |title=Table 6: Rarotonga Total Population by Census Districts and Age Groups |access-date=29 August 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081014193903/http://www.stats.gov.ck/Statistics/CensusSurveys/census06/Cen06-Tab6.pdf |archive-date=14 October 2008 }}</ref> also listed from west to east:<ref>P.H. Curson: "Population Change in the Cook Islands – The 1966 Population Census". In: ''New Zealand Geographer'', Vol. 28, 1972, pp. 51–65, map p.52</ref>

#Nikao-Panama 1373 (the Taperes' of Pokoinu, Nikao, Puapuautu)
# Nikao-Panama (1,373 inhabitants), covering the taperes of:
#Avatiu-Ruatonga 951 (the Taperes' of Areanu, Kaikaveka, Atupa, Avatiu, Ruatonga)
## Pokoinu,
#Tutakimoa-Teotue 314 (the Taperes' of Tutakimoa)
## [[Nikao]] (seat of Cook Islands parliament), and
#Takuvaine-Parekura 786 (the Taperes' of Tauae, Takuvaine)
## Puapuautu;
#Tupapa-Maraerenga 531 (the Taperes' of Ngatipa, Vaikai)
# Avatiu-Ruatonga (951 inhabitants), covering the taperes of:
#Pue-Matavera 1490 (the Taperes' of Tapae-I-Uta, Pue, Punamaia, Kiikii, Tupapa)
## Areanu,
## Kaikaveka,
## Atupa,
## [[Avatiu]] (commercial port), and
## Ruatonga;
# Tutakimoa-Teotue (314 inhabitants), covering the tapere of:
## Tutakimoa;
# Takuvaine-Parekura (786 inhabitants), covering the taperes of:
## Tauae
## Takuvaine ([[downtown]] Avarua, seat of Cook Islands government, with Avarua fishing harbour)
# Tupapa-Maraerenga (531 inhabitants), covering the taperes of:
## Ngatipa, and
## Vaikai;
# Pue-Matavera (1,490 inhabitants), covering the taperes of:
## Tapae-I-Uta,
## Tapae
## Pue,
## Punamaia,
## Kiikii, and
## Tupapa.

==Climate==
Avarua has a [[tropical rainforest climate]] (''Af'') according to the [[Köppen climate classification]] with high temperatures and rainfall throughout the year.<ref name=Climate>[https://en.climate-data.org/oceania/cook-islands/avarua/avarua-3314/ Climate Avarua], Climate-Data.org</ref> Although there are no true wet or dry seasons, there is a noticeably wetter stretch from December to April.

{{Weather box
|location=Avarua
|width = 100%
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes

|Jan high C = 28.8
|Feb high C = 29.1
|Mar high C = 29.1
|Apr high C = 28.3
|May high C = 26.4
|Jun high C = 25.3
|Jul high C = 24.6
|Aug high C = 24.9
|Sep high C = 25.6
|Oct high C = 26.3
|Nov high C = 27.2
|Dec high C = 28.0
|year high C=

|Jan mean C = 25.9
|Feb mean C = 26.2
|Mar mean C = 26.2
|Apr mean C = 25.4
|May mean C = 23.7
|Jun mean C = 22.7
|Jul mean C = 22.0
|Aug mean C = 22.3
|Sep mean C = 22.7
|Oct mean C = 23.5
|Nov mean C = 24.4
|Dec mean C = 25.2
|year mean C=

|Jan low C = 23.1
|Feb low C = 23.4
|Mar low C = 23.3
|Apr low C = 22.5
|May low C = 21.0
|Jun low C = 20.1
|Jul low C = 19.4
|Aug low C = 19.7
|Sep low C = 19.9
|Oct low C = 20.7
|Nov low C = 21.7
|Dec low C = 22.4
|year low C=

|Jan rain mm = 256
|Feb rain mm = 229
|Mar rain mm = 219
|Apr rain mm = 246
|May rain mm = 199
|Jun rain mm = 128
|Jul rain mm = 112
|Aug rain mm = 141
|Sep rain mm = 138
|Oct rain mm = 121
|Nov rain mm = 171
|Dec rain mm = 246
|year rain mm=
|rain colour = green
|source = Climate-Data.org<ref name=Climate />
|date=October 2019}}

==Sister cities==
On 7 June 2024, Prime Minister [[Mark Brown (Cook Islands)|Mark Brown]] of the Cook Islands and [[Tou Travel Ariki]], President of the House of Ariki, signed a [[sister city]] agreement between Avarua, Rarotonga, and [[Honolulu]], Hawaii.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2024/06/07/honolulu-become-sister-city-with-rarotonga-cook-islands/ |title=Honolulu signs ‘historic’ sister-city agreements with Rarotonga, Cook Islands |publisher=Hawaii News Now |date=7 June 2024 }}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline|Avarua}}
*{{Commons category-inline|Avarua}}
*[http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/WH2-2Epi-fig-WH2-2Epi-g014a.html Photo of Government Radio Station Rarotonga c1950]
*[https://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/WH2-2Epi-fig-WH2-2Epi-g014a.html Photo of Government Radio Station Rarotonga c1950]


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[[Category:Capitals in Oceania]]
[[Category:Capitals in Oceania]]
[[Category:Districts of the Cook Islands]]
[[Category:Districts of the Cook Islands]]

Latest revision as of 23:12, 7 August 2024

This article is about the town in the Cook Islands. For the genus of spiders, see Avarua (spider).
Avarua
Town
Top: Cook Islands National Auditorium; Middle: Para O Tane Palace, CICC Church; Bottom: Cook Islands National Museum, University of the South Pacific
Location of Avarua (star)
Location of Avarua (star)
Districts and tapere of Rarotonga
Districts and tapere of Rarotonga
Coordinates: 21°12′25″S 159°46′15″W / 21.20694°S 159.77083°W / -21.20694; -159.77083
CountryCook Islands
IslandRarotonga
Area
 • Total28 km2 (11 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total4,906
Time zoneUTC-10:00 (CKT)
Area code+682
ClimateAf

Avarua (meaning "Two Harbours" in Cook Islands Māori) 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 (IATA Airport Code: RAR) and Avatiu Harbour.

The population of Avarua District is 4,906 (census of 2016).[1]

Sub-districts

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CICC church
Main street of Avarua looking towards the Bank of the Cook Islands (BCI) building (director is Vaine Nooana-Arioka)

The district of Avarua is subdivided into 19 tapere (traditional sub-districts) out of 54 for Rarotonga,[2] 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,[3] also listed from west to east:[4]

  1. Nikao-Panama (1,373 inhabitants), covering the taperes of:
    1. Pokoinu,
    2. Nikao (seat of Cook Islands parliament), and
    3. Puapuautu;
  2. Avatiu-Ruatonga (951 inhabitants), covering the taperes of:
    1. Areanu,
    2. Kaikaveka,
    3. Atupa,
    4. Avatiu (commercial port), and
    5. Ruatonga;
  3. Tutakimoa-Teotue (314 inhabitants), covering the tapere of:
    1. Tutakimoa;
  4. Takuvaine-Parekura (786 inhabitants), covering the taperes of:
    1. Tauae
    2. Takuvaine (downtown Avarua, seat of Cook Islands government, with Avarua fishing harbour)
  5. Tupapa-Maraerenga (531 inhabitants), covering the taperes of:
    1. Ngatipa, and
    2. Vaikai;
  6. Pue-Matavera (1,490 inhabitants), covering the taperes of:
    1. Tapae-I-Uta,
    2. Tapae
    3. Pue,
    4. Punamaia,
    5. Kiikii, and
    6. Tupapa.

Climate

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Avarua has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) according to the Köppen climate classification with high temperatures and rainfall throughout the year.[5] Although there are no true wet or dry seasons, there is a noticeably wetter stretch from December to April.

Climate data for Avarua
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 28.8
(83.8) 		29.1
(84.4) 		29.1
(84.4) 		28.3
(82.9) 		26.4
(79.5) 		25.3
(77.5) 		24.6
(76.3) 		24.9
(76.8) 		25.6
(78.1) 		26.3
(79.3) 		27.2
(81.0) 		28.0
(82.4) 		27.0
(80.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 25.9
(78.6) 		26.2
(79.2) 		26.2
(79.2) 		25.4
(77.7) 		23.7
(74.7) 		22.7
(72.9) 		22.0
(71.6) 		22.3
(72.1) 		22.7
(72.9) 		23.5
(74.3) 		24.4
(75.9) 		25.2
(77.4) 		24.2
(75.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 23.1
(73.6) 		23.4
(74.1) 		23.3
(73.9) 		22.5
(72.5) 		21.0
(69.8) 		20.1
(68.2) 		19.4
(66.9) 		19.7
(67.5) 		19.9
(67.8) 		20.7
(69.3) 		21.7
(71.1) 		22.4
(72.3) 		21.4
(70.6)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 256
(10.1) 		229
(9.0) 		219
(8.6) 		246
(9.7) 		199
(7.8) 		128
(5.0) 		112
(4.4) 		141
(5.6) 		138
(5.4) 		121
(4.8) 		171
(6.7) 		246
(9.7) 		2,206
(86.8)
Source: Climate-Data.org[5]

Sister cities

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On 7 June 2024, Prime Minister Mark Brown of the Cook Islands and Tou Travel Ariki, President of the House of Ariki, signed a sister city agreement between Avarua, Rarotonga, and Honolulu, Hawaii.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Hassall, Graham; Tipu, Feue (28 April 2008). "Local Government in the South Pacific Islands". Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance (1): 7–29. doi:10.5130/cjlg.v1i0.766. Retrieved 2 May 2017 – via epress.lib.uts.edu.au.
  2. ^ "Official Map of Rarotonga". Cook Islands Ministry of justice. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Table 6: Rarotonga Total Population by Census Districts and Age Groups" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 29 August 2008.
  4. ^ P.H. Curson: "Population Change in the Cook Islands – The 1966 Population Census". In: New Zealand Geographer, Vol. 28, 1972, pp. 51–65, map p.52
  5. ^ a b Climate Avarua, Climate-Data.org
  6. ^ "Honolulu signs 'historic' sister-city agreements with Rarotonga, Cook Islands". Hawaii News Now. 7 June 2024.
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