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Inhabited island in Maldives

Fulhadhoo
Inhabited island
Fulhadhoo is located in MaldivesFulhadhooFulhadhooLocation in Maldives
Coordinates: 04°53′07″N 72°56′00″E / 4.88528°N 72.93333°E / 4.88528; 72.93333
Country Maldives
Administrative atoll Baa Atoll
Distance to Malé 101.21 km (62.89 mi)
Area
• Total 0.315 km2 (0.122 sq mi)
Dimensions
• Length 1.920 km (1.193 mi)
• Width 0.250 km (0.155 mi)
Population (2014)[1]
• Total 187 (including foreigners)
Time zone UTC+05:00 (MST)

Fulhadhoo (Dhivehi: ފުޅަދޫ) is one of the inhabited islands of Southern Maalhosmadulhu Atoll, code letter "Baa", in Maldives. It is 31.5 hectares (78 acres) in area.

The island is 101.21 km (63 mi; 55 nmi) northwest of the country's capital, Malé.[2]

Goifulhafehendhoo Atoll

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This island lies in a small separate atoll along with Goidhu and Fehendhu, as well as four smaller uninhabited islets [1]. Goidhoo Atoll (also Goidu or Goifulhafehendhu), Horsburgh Atoll in the Admiralty Chart, is separated from South Maalhosmadulhu by a 6 nmi (11 km) broad channel. This atoll is oval in shape and small, its greatest length being 16 km (10 mi). The total area of the atoll (including lagoon and reef flat) is 105 km2 (26,000 acres),[3] of which only 1.7 km2 (420 acres) is dry land. The inner lagoon has a depth of 17 to 20 fathoms (31 to 37 m); it has a sandy bottom mixed with mud and clay. Unlike the lagoons of most small atolls of the Maldives, this lagoon is free from coral heads in its centre.

In the Admiralty Charts, this atoll is named after James Horsburgh, hydrographer to the East India Company and author of the "Directions for Sailing to and from the East Indies, China, New Holland, Cape of Good Hope, and the interjacent Ports, compiled chiefly from original Journals and Observations made during 21 years' experience in navigating those Seas".

Historical population

Year Pop. ±%
2006 194 —
2014 175 −9.8%
2006-2014: Census populationsSource: [4]
  1. ^ "Table PP5: Resident Population by sex, nationality and locality (administrative islands), 2014" (PDF). Population and Households Census 2014. National Bureau of Statistics. p. 34. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Coordinate Distance Calculator". Boulter.com. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  3. ^ ftp://rock.geosociety.org/pub/reposit/2001/2001075.pdf[_permanent dead link_‍]
  4. ^ "Table 3.3: Total Maldivian Population by Islands" (PDF). National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 12 August 2018.