Fares-Maathodaa (Dhivehi: ފަރެސްމާތޮޑާ) is one of the inhabited islands of Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll. Fares and Maathoda was originally two separate islands until they were joined by the reclamation of the shallow water passage between them during 1990s. Today, unified as one, the locals livelihood is mostly dependent on fishing.
Fares-Maathodaa
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  Fares-Maathodaa Location in Maldives | |
| Coordinates: 0°11′55″N 73°11′25″E / 0.19861°N 73.19028°E | |
| Country | Maldives |
| Geographic atoll | Huvadhu Atoll |
| Administrative atoll | Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll |
| Distance to Malé | 441.15 km (274.12 mi) |
| Dimensions | |
| • Length | 1.36 km (0.85 mi) |
| • Width | 5.07 km (3.15 mi) |
| Population (2014)[1] | |
• Total | 1,104 (including foreigners) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:00 (MST) |
Geography
editThe island is 441.15 km (274 mi; 238 nmi) south of the country's capital, Malé.[2]
Demography
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 936 | — |
| 2014 | 1,028 | +9.8% |
| 2006-2014: Census populations Source: [3] | ||
References
edit- ^ "Table PP5: Resident Population by sex, nationality and locality (administrative islands), 2014" (PDF). Population and Households Census 2014. National Bureau of Statistics. p. 36. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 December 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ "Coordinate Distance Calculator". Boulter.com. Archived from the original on 14 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ "Table 3.3: Total Maldivian Population by Islands" (PDF). National Bureau of Statistics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
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