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About Avarua


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Avarua (meaning "Two Harbors" in Cook Islands Māori) is a town and district in the north of Rarotonga Island, and is the national capital of the Cook Islands.

The town is served by Rarotonga International Airport (IATA Airport Code: RAR).

The population of Avarua District is 5,445 (census of 2006).

Avarua is subdivided in to 18 tapere (out of 54 for Rarotonga), listed from west to east:

Pokoinu

Nikao (seat of Cook Islands parliament)

Puapuautu

Areanu

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