Southern Miladhunmadulu Atoll or Noonu is a local administrative division of the Maldives corresponding to the southern section of Miladhunmadulu Atoll. The capital is Manadhoo.
Noonu Atoll | |
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| Country | Maldives |
| Corresponding geographic atoll(s) | Miladhunmadulu Dhekunuburi |
| Location | 5°58' N and 5°38' N |
| Capital | Manadhoo |
| Government | |
| • Atoll Chief | Mohamed Basheer [1] |
| Population | |
• Total | 14,502 |
| Letter code | D |
| Dhivehi letter code | N (ނ) |
| • Number of islands | 71 |
| • Inhabited islands | Foddhoo Henbandhoo Holhudhoo Kendhikolhudhoo Kudafaree Landhoo Lhohi Maafaru¤ Maalhendhoo Magoodhoo Manadhoo Miladhoo Velidhoo |
| Resort islands(*), airports(¤) and industrial islands are also considered uninhabited. | |
The Channel to the west of this atoll is called Baraveli Kandu. "Baraveli" means hermit crab in Divehi.
References
edit- Divehi Tārīkhah Au Alikameh. Divehi Bahāi Tārikhah Khidmaiykurā Qaumī Markazu. Reprint 1958 edn. Malé 1990.
- Divehiraajjege Jōgrafīge Vanavaru. Muhammadu Ibrahim Lutfee. G.Sōsanī.
- Xavier Romero-Frias, The Maldive Islanders, A Study of the Popular Culture of an Ancient Ocean Kingdom. Barcelona 1999.
6°01′35″N 73°11′24″E / 6.0264°N 73.1900°E
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