Dhiffushi (Dhivehi: ދިއްފުށި) is one of the inhabited islands of Kaafu Atoll.
Dhiffushi
ދިއްފުށި | |
|---|---|
inhabited local island | |
 Kaafu Atoll | |
  Dhiffushi Location in Maldives | |
| Coordinates: 4°26′28″N 73°42′40″E / 4.44111°N 73.71111°E | |
| Country | Maldives |
| Administrative atoll | Kaafu Atoll |
| Distance to Malé | 36.99 km (22.98 mi) |
| Dimensions | |
| • Length | 0.950 km (0.590 mi) |
| • Width | 0.200 km (0.124 mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,270 (including foreigners) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:00 (MST) |
Geography
editThe island is 36.99 km (23 mi; 20 nmi) northeast of the country's capital, Malé.[2] Dhiffushi is 0.95 km (0.59 mi) in length and just 0.2 km (0.12 mi) wide, with a total land area of 22.3 ha (55 acres). It is located next to Meerufenfusi.
Dhiffushi is the most eastern inhabited island in the Maldives and hence the island witnesses sunrise first in the country.
Demography
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 767 | — |
| 2014 | 966 | +25.9% |
| 2022 | 1,270 | +31.5% |
| 2006-2014: Census populations Source: [1][3] | ||
Governance
editIn accordance with the 2010 Decentralization Act of Maldives, Dhiffushi is governed by an elected Island Council composed of three Councillors. The Council is headed by the President of the Council. The Island Council reports to the Local Government Authority (LGA). As democracy and decentralization are at the infant stage in the Maldives, the councilors, and the government may find it difficult to deal with important issues like land, and resource utilization.[citation needed]
Economy
editDhiffushi has a variety of guesthouses run by locals along with a few guest shops opened up for business.
Infrastructure
editThe island has a pre school, public school, hospital, two mosques, Magistrate court, gas station, football turf and sewage plant .
As of the beginning of 2012 Dhiffushi council started to build an industrial area next to the harbor in order to claim additional land, the land has been used for commercial industrial use.[citation needed]
Notable people
edit- Ahmed Rizuvan, football player[4]
Gallery
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Drone shot of Dhiffushi island -
Dhiffushi Beach -
Parrot in Dhiffushi
References
edit- ^ a b "Table P3: Resident Population by place of enumeration and by island, 2014-2022" (PDF). 2022 Maldives Census. Maldives Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ "Coordinate Distance Calculator". Boulter.com. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ "Table 3.3: Total Maldivian Population by Islands" (PDF). National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ "Ahmed Rizuvan". metafootball.com. Archived from the original on 2016-09-16.