Avarua

Avarua
Climate diagram
	Temperature in ° C , precipitation in mm
	Source: Climate table on wetter24.de , climate data on wetterkontor.de

Avarua
	Avarua
	Avarua
Coordinates	21 ° 12 ′ S , 159 ° 47 ′ W Coordinates: 21 ° 12 ′ S , 159 ° 47 ′ W
Basic data
Country	Cook Islands
Main island	Rarotonga
ISO 3166-2	CK
height	10 m
Residents	13,100 (2011)
Website	cook-islands.gov.ck
	Main street in Avarua (2006)

Avarua is the capital of the South Pacific located Cook Islands , which a sovereign state in voluntary association with New Zealand form. The main island of Rarotonga had 13,095 inhabitants in 2011.

geography

Avarua is located on the north coast of the volcanic main island of Rarotonga, which in turn belongs to the southern part of the archipelago. Coral reefs surround Rarotonga, it is bordered by a fertile coastal strip, inside dense jungle with countless fern and palm species. The city is their seat of government and administrative center and with a population of 5,445 ( 2006 census ) is also their largest settlement.

climate

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Avarua

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C )	28	28	28	27	26th	25th	24	24	24	25th	26th	27	O	26th
Min. Temperature (° C)	24	25th	25th	24	22nd	21st	21st	21st	21st	22nd	23	24	O	22.7
Temperature (° C)	26th	26.5	26.5	25.5	24	23	22.5	22.5	22.5	23.5	24.5	25.5	O	24.4

Precipitation ( mm )	130	123	119	98	83	45	47	43	44	55	64	105	Σ	956

Hours of sunshine ( h / d )	5.7	6.1	6.2	5.5	5.2	5.2	5.4	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.8	5.5	O	5.7

Rainy days ( d )	29	27	29	26th	24	23	22nd	23	23	24	23	27	Σ	300

Water temperature (° C)	27	28	28	27	27	25th	24	24	24	25th	26th	26th	O	25.9

Humidity ( % )	83	83	82	82	80	79	77	77	78	78	79	80	O	79.8

Source: Climate table on wetter24.de , climate data on wetterkontor.de

history

Originally inhabited by Māori , they were discovered for the Europeans by James Cook between 1773 and 1777, belonged to the British Empire for a long time and only became independent in 1965. The islanders opted for political affiliation with New Zealand, but kept their own administration. Christianity was widely spread through the work of the missionaries; but there are also many other religions.

economy

Avarua has a small port (Avatiu) and an international airport . Since this is designed for large passenger planes that regularly fly to Rarotonga, Avarua serves as a distribution hub for tourism on the Cook Islands. The inhabitants live mainly from tourism, trade , fishing and agriculture .