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Cook Islands

Official name:

Cook Islands

Name in native language:

Kūki 'Āirani

Capital:

Avarua

ISO country code

CK

Nat. statistical agency:

Cook Islands Statistics Office (CISO)

Region:

Polynesia

Census Results

1902-xx-xx : 8,213
1906-xx-xx : 8,518
1911-xx-xx : 8,655
1916-xx-xx : 8,805
1921-xx-xx : 9,459
1926-xx-xx : 10,082
1936-xx-xx : 12,246
1945-09-25 : 14,088
1951-09-25 : 15,079
1956-09-25 : 16,680
1961-09-25 : 18,378
1966-09-01 : 19,247
1971-12-01 : 21,322
1976-12-01 : 18,128
1981-12-01 : 17,743
1986-12-01 : 17,614
1991-12-01 : 18,617
1996-12-01 : 19,103
2001-12-01 : 18,027
2006-12-01 : 19,342

Cook Islands

Administrative units

area	capital	area (sq.km.)	population 2001-12-01 census	population 2006-12-01 census
source: Cook Islands Statistics Office.
Rarotonga		67.1	12,188	13,890
Southern Group		145.2	4,013	4,055
Aitutaki		18.3	1,946	2,235
Atiu		26.9	623	570
Mangaia		51.8	744	640
Manuae		6.2	0	0
Mauke		18.4	470	391
Mitiaro		22.3	230	219
Takutea		1.3	0	0
Northern Group		24.4	1,826	1,397
Manihiki		5.4	515	356
Nassau		1.3	72	75
Palmerston		2.1	48	63
Penrhyn		9.8	357	255
Pukapuka		1.3	664	507
Rakahanga		4.1	169	141
Suwarrow		0.4	1	0
total		236.7	18,027	19,342