Naivaadhoo (Haa Dhaalu Atoll)

Naivaadhoo
Location in Maldives
Coordinates: 06°44′50″N 72°56′00″E / 6.74722°N 72.93333°E / 6.74722; 72.93333Coordinates: 06°44′50″N 72°56′00″E / 6.74722°N 72.93333°E / 6.74722; 72.93333
Country Maldives
Geographic atoll Thiladhummathi Atoll
Administrative atoll Haa Dhaalu Atoll
Distance to Malé 291.48 km (181.12 mi)
Dimensions
 • Length 1.000 km (0.621 mi)
 • Width 0.350 km (0.217 mi)
Population (2014)[1]
 • Total 417 (including foreigners)
Time zone UTC+05:00 (MST)

Naivaadhoo(Dhivehi: ނައިވާދޫ) is one of the inhabited islands of Haa Dhaalu Atoll administrative division and geographically part of Thiladhummathi Atoll in the north of the Maldives.

Geography

The island is 291.48 km (181 mi; 157 nmi) north of the country's capital, Malé.[2]

Demography

Historical population
YearPop.±%
2006 375—    
2014 397+5.9%
2006-2014: Census populations
Source: [3]

Education

There are two schools in Naivaadhoo. One government schools “Naivaadhoo School” which provides education from grade 1 to 10 and one pre-school. And there is a pre-school which is owned and run by the public and backed by Naivaadhoo isdharivarunge jamiyya which provides education for Lower and Upper Kindergarten.

Other government buildings in Naivaadhoo

  1. Naivaadhoo council edhaaraa
  2. Naivaadhoo Mejistrat Court
  3. Mosque
  4. Naivaadhoo Health Post

Clubs and NGOs in Naivaadhoo

There are four clubs and two NGOs operating in Naivaadhoo. They are:

  1. Trainers Sports Club
  2. Scorpion Sports Club
  3. Alhey Sports Club
  4. Wildcat
  5. Naivaadhoo Zuvaanunge jamiyya
  6. Naivaadhoo Isdharivaruoge jamiyya

Holhuashi in Naivaadhoo

Holhuashi are social meeting places.

  1. Umarumaizaan
  2. Ban'dharu hiyaa
  3. Mdp holhu ashi

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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