Destinations
Cook Islands: cities and how to get around
1 cities with airports, stations, hotels and the journeys between them, from public data.
Cook Islands has 1 city on this site, including the capital, Avarua. Each one has an overview and pages for flights, hotels, trains, buses, driving and things to do — hostels too, where the city has them — built from public data, plus city-to-city pages for the journeys between them.
CapitalAvarua
Population21,388
Area240 km²
CurrencyDollar (NZD)
Dialling code+682
Driving sideLeft
Plug typesAS/NZS 3112
Emergency numberhttp://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648832 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648902 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3086706
Official languagesCook Islands Maori, English
Internet domain.ck
Cities in Cook Islands
| City | Region | Population | Airport | Hotels listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avarua | Rarotonga | 13,373 | RAR (3 km) | — |
Common questions
Which cities in Cook Islands are covered?
Avarua.
What currency does Cook Islands use?
The Dollar (NZD).
Which side of the road does Cook Islands drive on?
The left.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.