Raemaru is a mountain on the island of

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

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. The peak of Raemaru is 357 meters above sea level, and is located in the central part of the country, 5 km southwest 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 ...

. Raemaru is part of the Pouraa Mountains. The peak is the easiest to climb in Rarotonga. The terrain around Raemaru is hilly to the east, but to the northwest it is flat. The sea is near Raemaru to the southwest. The highest point nearby is

Te Manga Te Manga, on Rarotonga, is the highest point of the Cook Islands, a self-governing parliamentary democracy in free association with New Zealand, with an elevation of 652 meters (2,139 ft) above sea level. See also * Geography of the Co ...

, 653 meters above sea level, 5.1 km east of Raemaru. The closest major community is

, 5 km northeast of Raemaru. In the surroundings of Raemaru, mainly

evergreen In botany, an evergreen is a plant which has foliage that remains green and functional through more than one growing season. This also pertains to plants that retain their foliage only in warm climates, and contrasts with deciduous plants, which ...

deciduous In the fields of horticulture and Botany, the term ''deciduous'' () means "falling off at maturity" and "tending to fall off", in reference to trees and shrubs that seasonally shed leaves, usually in the autumn; to the shedding of petals, aft ...

forest grows. According to local legend, the mountain used to be called ''Maru'' and was taller, but part of it was cut off in the night and stolen by warriors from

Aitutaki Aitutaki, also traditionally known as Araura and Utataki, is the second most-populated island in the Cook Islands, after Rarotonga. It is an "almost atoll", with fifteen islets in a lagoon adjacent to the main island. Total land area is , and the ...

, who took it back to their island where it became Maunga Pu.

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