Filladhoo (Haa Alif Atoll)

Filladhoo (Dhivehi: ފިއްލަދޫ) is one of the inhabited islands of Haa Alif Atoll and geographically part of Thiladhummathi Atoll in the north of the Maldives. It is an island-level administrative constituency governed by the Filladhoo Island Council.

Filladhoo

ފިއްލަދޫ
island
Filladhoo
Location in Maldives
Coordinates: 6°52′38″N 73°13′39″E
CountryMaldives
Geographic atollThiladhunmathi Atoll
Administrative atollHaa Alif Atoll
Distance to Malé300.42 km (186.67 mi)
Government
 • CouncilFilladhoo Island Council
Area
 • Total2.49 km2 (0.96 sq mi)
Dimensions
 • Length5.85 km (3.64 mi)
 • Width1.45 km (0.90 mi)
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total584 (including foreigners)
Time zoneUTC+05:00 (MST)
Area code(s)650, 20

Geography

The island is 300.42 km (187 mi; 162 nmi) north of the country's capital, Malé.[2] This island lies on a large reef and it has a large sandy projection that stretches northwards to Dhapparu, formerly a separate island.

Important Bird Area

Haa Alifu Atoll, along with the adjacent reef waters, forms a 6,000 ha Important Bird Area (IBA), designated as such by BirdLife International because it supports a population of some 15,000 lesser noddies, as estimated in 2001.[3]

Demography
Historical population
YearPop.±%
2006 548—    
2014 562+2.6%
2006-2014: Census populations
Source: [4]

Services

Education

Madhrasathul Sobaah is the Government school in Filladhoo, providing primary and secondary education for the island. Established in 1998, it now has around 130 students.

Health

The island has a health center providing basic health facilities.

References
  1. "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.
  2. "Coordinate Distance Calculator". Boulter.com. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  3. "Haa Alifu Atoll". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  4. "Table 3.3: Total Maldivian Population by Islands" (PDF). National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 9 August 2018.


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