Filladhoo
Filladhoo
ފިއްލަދޫ | |
|---|---|
| An aerial view showcasing the island school and coastline An aerial view showcasing the island school and coastline | |
Filladhoo is located in Maldives Filladhoo Filladhoo Location in Maldives | |
| Coordinates: 6°52′38′′N 73°13′39′′E / 6.87722°N 73.22750°E / 6.87722; 73.22750 | |
| Country | Maldives |
| Geographic atoll | Thiladhunmathi Atoll |
| Administrative atoll | Haa Alif Atoll |
| Distance to Malé | 300.42 km (186.67 mi) |
| Government | |
| • Council | Filladhoo Island Council |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.49 km2 (0.96 sq mi) |
| Dimensions | |
| • Length | 5.85 km (3.64 mi) |
| • Width | 1.45 km (0.90 mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 559 |
| • Density | 224/km2 (581/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:00 (MST) |
| Area code(s) | 650, 20 |
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.
Geography
[edit ]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
[edit ]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
[edit ]| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 548 | — |
| 2014 | 562 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 559 | −0.5% |
| 2006-2022: Census populations Source: [4] [1] | ||
Services
[edit ]Education
[edit ]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
[edit ]The island has a health center providing basic health facilities.
References
[edit ]- ^ a b "Table P5: Resident Population by island and sex, 2022" (PDF). Maldives Census. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ^ "Coordinate Distance Calculator". Boulter.com. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ "Haa Alifu Atoll". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- ^ "Table 3.3: Total Maldivian Population by Islands" (PDF). National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
External links
[edit ]- Isles Profile - Filladhoo Archived 2011年07月22日 at the Wayback Machine
