Main street of Avarua looking towards the Bank of the Cook Islands (BCI) building (director isVaine Nooana-Arioka)
The district of Avarua is subdivided into 19tapere (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]
Nikao-Panama (1,373 inhabitants), covering the taperes of:
Avarua has atropical rainforest climate (Af) according to theKöppen 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.
On 7 June 2024, Prime MinisterMark Brown of the Cook Islands andTou Travel Ariki, President of the House of Ariki, signed asister city agreement between Avarua, Rarotonga, andHonolulu, Hawaii.[6]
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