Fodhdhoo (Dhivehi: ފޮއްދޫ) is one of the inhabited islands of Noonu Atoll.
Fodhdhoo
Fodhdhoo Maldives | |
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Coordinates: 05°44′38″N 73°12′58″E / 5.74389°N 73.21611°E | |
Country | Maldives |
Geographic atoll | Miladhummadulhu Atoll |
Administrative atoll | Southern Miladhunmadulu |
Distance to Malé | 176.34 km (109.57 mi) |
Dimensions | |
• Length | 0.780 km (0.485 mi) |
• Width | 0.430 km (0.267 mi) |
Population (2014)[1] | |
• Total | 228 (including foreigners) |
Time zone | UTC+05:00 (MST) |
History edit
Toponymy edit
The island is named after the Fonga Gas (tree) which was one of a king in the world. It was visited by many foreign traveler, and the island's Feili (a cloth worn by Maldivians) was known as Dhera Feili.
Geography edit
The island is 176.34 km (110 mi; 95 nmi) north of the country's capital, Malé.[2]
Demography edit
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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2006 | 200 | — |
2014 | 215 | +7.5% |
2006-2014: Census populations Source: [3] |
References edit
- ^ Listed as Fodhdhoo at "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 10 August 2018.
- ^ "Coordinate Distance Calculator". Boulter.com. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
- ^ Listed as Fodhdhoo at "Table 3.3: Total Maldivian Population by Islands" (PDF). National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 10 August 2018.