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Avatiu is a settlement on
Rarotonga
Rarotonga is the largest and most populous of the Cook Islands. The island is volcanic, with an area of , and is home to almost 75% of the country's population, with 13,007 of a total population of 17,434. The Cook Islands' Parliament buildings a ...
in the
Cook Islands
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. It is located on the north coast to the west of the capital
Avarua
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: R ...
and is the location of Rarotonga's main port.
Notable buildings include a
Mormon
Mormons are a religious and cultural group related to Mormonism, the principal branch of the Latter Day Saint movement started by Joseph Smith in upstate New York during the 1820s. After Smith's death in 1844, the movement split into several ...
church and
family history centre
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, and a branch of the
Cook Islands Trading Company
Cook or The Cook may refer to:
Food preparation
* Cooking, the preparation of food
* Cook (domestic worker), a household staff member who prepares food
* Cook (professional), an individual who prepares food for consumption in the food industry
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. The town's sportsground is known as "The Swamp" after the adjacent
Avatiu Swamp
Avatiu is a settlement on Rarotonga in the Cook Islands. It is located on the north coast to the west of the capital Avarua and is the location of Rarotonga's main port.
Notable buildings include a Mormon
Mormons are a religious and cul ...
.
References
Populated places in the Cook Islands
Rarotonga
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