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December to April.
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Districts, also listed from west to east:
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91:
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817:
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990:
310:
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Main street of Avarua looking towards the Bank of the Cook
Islands (BCI) building (director is
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1009:
181:
261:
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8:
1216:
330:
73:
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P.H. Curson: "Population Change in the Cook
Islands – The 1966 Population Census". In:
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821:
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This article is about the town in the Cook
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1089:
1032:
277:
273:
174:
863:
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825:
908:"Table 6: Rarotonga Total Population by Census Districts and Age Groups"
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Avarua, seat of Cook
Islands government, with Avarua fishing harbour)
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186:
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127:
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359:
393:
Tutakimoa-Teotue (314 inhabitants), covering the tapere of:
370:
Avatiu-Ruatonga (951 inhabitants), covering the taperes of:
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1453:
1345:
1320:
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427:
Pue-Matavera (1,490 inhabitants), covering the taperes of:
353:
Nikao-Panama (1,373 inhabitants), covering the taperes of:
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997:Photo of Government Radio Station Rarotonga c1950
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851:"Local Government in the South Pacific Islands"
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849:Hassall, Graham; Tipu, Feue (28 April 2008).
341:The district of Avarua is subdivided into 19
824:, President of the House of Ariki, signed a
294:The population of Avarua District is 4,906 (
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268:and district in the north of the island of
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1599:Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom
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942:, Vol. 28, 1972, pp. 51–65, map p.52
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888:. Cook Islands Ministry of justice
874:– via epress.lib.uts.edu.au.
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1611:New Zealand dependent territory
970:. Hawaii News Now. 7 June 2024.
816:On 7 June 2024, Prime Minister
285:Rarotonga International Airport
201:28 km (11 sq mi)
28:Town in Rarotonga, Cook Islands
1380:Federated States of Micronesia
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1642:Districts of the Cook Islands
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734:Average rainfall mm (inches)
466:Köppen climate classification
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1566:Often included in Polynesia
886:"Official Map of Rarotonga"
664:Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
524:Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
458:tropical rainforest climate
291:: RAR) and Avatiu Harbour.
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475:Climate data for Avarua
1570:Overseas collectivities
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1128:Southern chain - other
940:New Zealand Geographer
385:(commercial port), and
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419:Ngatipa, and
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175:Cook Islands
130:of Rarotonga
15:
1575:sui generis
1251:New Zealand
1226:Australasia
892:17 December
857:(1): 7–29.
826:sister city
442:Kiikii, and
407:Takuvaine (
158: /
146:159°46′15″W
1626:Categories
1523:Nukuʻalofa
1518:(de facto)
1417:(de facto)
1331:Micronesia
1246:Wellington
1209:of Oceania
1150:Palmerston
836:References
832:, Hawaii.
818:Mark Brown
396:Tutakimoa;
376:Kaikaveka,
365:Puapuautu;
298:of 2016).
206:Population
143:21°12′25″S
1652:Rarotonga
1579:of France
1534:Pago Pago
1435:Adamstown
1426:Polynesia
1364:Ngerulmud
1305:Port Vila
1261:Melanesia
1240:Australia
1155:Rarotonga
1079:Tema Reef
1069:Rakahanga
924:29 August
439:Punamaia,
388:Ruatonga;
270:Rarotonga
233:Area code
225:UTC-10:00
220:Time zone
187:Rarotonga
1509:Mata Utu
1498:Funafuti
1404:Kiribati
1235:Canberra
1207:Capitals
1135:Aitutaki
1074:Suwarrow
1064:Pukapuka
1049:Manihiki
830:Honolulu
409:downtown
356:Pokoinu,
1547:Papeete
1491:Tokelau
1485:Fakaofo
1375:Palikir
1340:Hagåtña
1310:Vanuatu
1270:Honiara
1160:Takutea
1140:Mangaia
1119:Mitiaro
1059:Penrhyn
799:(86.8)
739:(10.1)
729:(70.6)
724:(72.3)
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452:Climate
445:Tupapa.
422:Vaikai;
373:Areanu,
276:of the
274:capital
264:) is a
245:Climate
171:Country
1632:Avarua
1503:Tuvalu
1472:Avarua
1386:Saipan
1353:Majuro
1281:Nouméa
1145:Manuae
1054:Nassau
991:Avarua
794:(9.7)
789:(6.7)
784:(4.8)
779:(5.4)
774:(5.6)
769:(4.4)
764:(5.0)
759:(7.8)
754:(9.7)
749:(8.6)
744:(9.0)
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379:Atupa,
347:Census
343:tapere
317:church
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35:Avarua
1528:Tonga
1466:Samoa
1448:Alofi
1415:Nauru
1410:Yaren
1369:Palau
1114:Mauke
918:(PDF)
911:(PDF)
870:2 May
797:2,206
519:Year
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404:Tauae
360:Nikao
227:(CKT)
214:4,906
1461:Apia
1454:Niue
1346:Guam
1321:Fiji
1316:Suva
1109:Atiu
926:2008
894:2020
872:2017
727:21.4
722:22.4
717:21.7
712:20.7
707:19.9
702:19.7
697:19.4
692:20.1
687:21.0
682:22.5
677:23.3
672:23.4
667:23.1
657:24.2
652:25.2
647:24.4
642:23.5
637:22.7
632:22.3
627:22.0
622:22.7
617:23.7
612:25.4
607:26.2
602:26.2
597:25.9
587:27.0
582:28.0
577:27.2
572:26.3
567:25.6
562:24.9
557:24.6
552:25.3
547:26.4
542:28.3
537:29.1
532:29.1
527:28.8
516:Dec
513:Nov
510:Oct
507:Sep
504:Aug
501:Jul
498:Jun
495:May
492:Apr
489:Mar
486:Feb
483:Jan
436:Pue,
315:CICC
266:town
238:+682
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42:Town
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1572:or
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792:246
787:171
782:121
777:138
772:141
767:112
762:128
757:199
752:246
747:219
742:229
737:256
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