Maabaidhoo
Maabaidhoo | |
|---|---|
  Maabaidhoo Location in Maldives | |
| Coordinates: 02°01′45″N 73°31′55″E / 2.02917°N 73.53194°E | |
| Country | Maldives |
| Administrative atoll | Laamu Atoll |
| Distance to Malé | 237.33 km (147.47 mi) |
| Government | |
| • Island Chief | Ali Firaagu moosa |
| Dimensions | |
| • Length | 1.525 km (0.948 mi) |
| • Width | 0.500 km (0.311 mi) |
| Population (2014)[1] | |
• Total | 649 (including foreigners) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:00 (MST) |
Maabaidhoo (Dhivehi: މާބައިދޫ) is one of the inhabited islands of Laamu Atoll, Medhu-dekunu Province.
It has its own dialect of Dhivehi which is considerably different from northern and mid-Maldivian speech. Kadhdhoo Airport is situated on a nearby island. Maabaidhoo also has one of the 4 mangroves in Maldives.
Geography
The island is 237.33 km (147 mi; 128 nmi) south of the country's capital, Malé.[2]
Demography
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 690 | — |
| 2020 | 2,000 | +189.9% |
| 2006-2014: Census populations Source: [3] | ||
References
- ^ "Table PP5: Resident Population by sex, nationality and locality (administrative islands), 2014" (PDF). Population and Households Census 2014. National Bureau of Statistics. p. 35. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ "Coordinate Distance Calculator". Boulter.com. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ "Table 3.3: Total Maldivian Population by Islands" (PDF). National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 8 August 2018.