Maaenboodhoo (Dhivehi: މާއެނބޫދޫ) is one of the inhabited islands of Dhaalu Atoll in the Maldives.
Maaenboodhoo
މާއެނބޫދޫ | |
|---|---|
Inhabited Island | |
  Maaenboodhoo Location in Maldives | |
| Coordinates: 02°41′45″N 72°57′45″E / 2.69583°N 72.96250°E | |
| Country | Maldives |
| Administrative atoll | Dhaalu Atoll |
| Distance to Malé | 174.5 km (108.4 mi) |
| Dimensions | |
| • Length | 0.975 km (0.606 mi) |
| • Width | 0.350 km (0.217 mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 641 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:00 (MST) |
Geography
editThe island is 174.5 km (108 mi; 94 nmi) south of the Maldivian capital, Malé.[2] It is the Closest island to Kudahuvadhoo. it is located on the southern fringe of the atoll, Along with Kudahuvadhoo and Vaanee.
Demography
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 600 | — |
| 2014 | 591 | −1.5% |
| 2022 | 621 | +5.1% |
| 2006-2022: Census populations Source: [3] | ||
Infrastructure
editThe layout of the buildings in the Island closely resemble that of Kudahuvadhoo. The island has a mosque called Maaenboodhoo Miskiyy, as well as a school and a pre-school located on the northern side of the Island. Maaenboodhoo also has its own health center located in the middle-western side of the island. Maaenboodhoo also has a football field and a few stores across the island. The eastern side of the island is quite rural, having no buildings on it.[5]
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. 35. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- ^ "Coordinate Distance Calculator". Boulter.com. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- ^ "Table 3.3: Total Maldivian Population by Islands" (PDF). National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- ^ https://isles.gov.mv/Island/DetailsEn/695
- ^ "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
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