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Avatiu

Coordinates: 21°12′S 159°47′W / 21.200°S 159.783°W / -21.200; -159.783
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Avatiu Harbour, Rarotonga
Mormon church and Family History Library in Avatiu

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.[1]

Notable buildings include a Mormon church and a family history centre and a branch of the Cook Islands Trading Company. The settlement's sports ground is known as "The Swamp" after the adjacent Avatiu Swamp.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Ports information". Cook Islands Port Authority. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Grandstand rising in the Avatiu 'Swamp'". Cook Islands News. 21 February 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2020.

21°12′S 159°47′W / 21.200°S 159.783°W / -21.200; -159.783