Molhadhoo (Dhivehi: މޮޅަދޫ) is one of the inhabited islands of Haa Alif Atoll and is geographically part of the Ihavandhippolhu Atoll in the Maldives. It is an island-level administrative constituency governed by the Molhadhoo Island Council.
Molhadhoo
މޮޅަދޫ | |
|---|---|
  Molhadhoo Location in Maldives | |
| Coordinates: 7°00′45″N 72°59′45″E / 7.01250°N 72.99583°E | |
| Country | Maldives |
| Geographic atoll | Ihavandhippolhu Atoll |
| Administrative atoll | Haa Alif Atoll |
| Distance to Malé | 318.86 km (198.13 mi) |
| Government | |
| • Council | Molhadhoo Island Council |
| Dimensions | |
| • Length | 2.6 km (1.6 mi) |
| • Width | 0.84 km (0.52 mi) |
| Population (2014)[1] | |
| • Total | 230 (including foreigners) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:00 (MST) |
| Area code(s) | 650, 20 |
Geography
editThe island is 318.86 km (198 mi; 172 nmi) north of the country's capital, Malé.[2]
Ecology
editHalf a century ago, Molhadhoo along with the neighbouring uninhabited island of Gaamathikulhudhoo, was famous for their nesting green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas), with over 20,000 nesting on its beaches every year. However the numbers have been in decline since then, amounting to less than 400 females coming ashore in 2001.
Demography
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 172 | — |
| 2014 | 2,500 | +1353.5% |
| 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. 33. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ "Coordinate Distance Calculator". Boulter.com. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ "Table 3.3: Total Maldivian Population by Islands" (PDF). National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
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