Maarandhoo (Haa Alif Atoll)

Maarandhoo
މާރަންދޫ
Island
Secretariat for Maarandhoo Island Council
Maarandhoo
Location in Maldives
Coordinates: 6°51′18″N 72°58′59″E / 6.85500°N 72.98306°E / 6.85500; 72.98306Coordinates: 6°51′18″N 72°58′59″E / 6.85500°N 72.98306°E / 6.85500; 72.98306
Country Maldives
Geographic atoll Thiladhunmathi Atoll
Administrative atoll Haa Alif Atoll
Distance to Malé 302.01 km (187.66 mi)
Government
  Council Maarandhoo Island Council
Dimensions
  Length 1.08 km (0.67 mi)
  Width 0.52 km (0.32 mi)
Population (2014)[1]
  Total 671 (including foreigners)
Time zone UTC+05:00 (MST)
Area code(s) 650, 20


For other islands see Maarandhoo (disambiguation)

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

Geography

The island is 302.01 km (188 mi; 163 nmi) north of the country's capital, Malé.[2]

Demography

Historical population
YearPop.±%
2006 530    
2014 647+22.1%
2006-2014: Census populations
Source: [3]

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. "Table 3.3: Total Maldivian Population by Islands" (PDF). National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 9 August 2018.


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