Thuraakunu (Haa Alif Atoll)

Thuraakunu
ތުރާކުނު
Island
Thuraakunu
Location in Maldives
Coordinates: 7°6′18″N 72°54′07″E / 7.10500°N 72.90194°E / 7.10500; 72.90194Coordinates: 7°6′18″N 72°54′07″E / 7.10500°N 72.90194°E / 7.10500; 72.90194
Country Maldives
Geographic atoll Ihavandhippolhu Atoll
Administrative atoll Haa Alif Atoll
Distance to Malé 330.89 km (205.61 mi)
Government
 • Council Thuraakunu Island Council
Dimensions
 • Length 0.9 km (0.6 mi)
 • Width 0.38 km (0.24 mi)
Population (2014)[1]
 • Total 421 (including foreigners)
Time zone UTC+05:00 (MST)
Area code(s) 650, 20
Thuraakunu Lighthouse
Location Thuraakunu
Haa Alif Atoll
Maldives
Coordinates 7°06′19.4″N 72°53′42.7″E / 7.105389°N 72.895194°E / 7.105389; 72.895194
Foundation concrete base
Construction metal skeletal tower
Tower shape square pyramidal skeletal tower
Focal height 15 metres (49 ft)
Light source solar power
Range 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi)[2]
Characteristic Fl W 5s.
Admiralty number F0762.9
NGA number 27394[3][2]

Thuraakunu (Dhivehi: ތުރާކުނު) is the northern-most island in Maldives, one of the fourteen inhabited islands of Haa Alif Atoll and is geographically part of the Ihavandhippolhu Atoll in the Maldives. It is an island-level administrative constituency governed by the Thuraakunu Island Council.

History

Thuraakunu is the closest island to Minicoy. Formerly there was direct trade between both, and fishermen from both islands used to visit each other. This exchange continued even after Minicoy became part of the Indian Union after independence. However, after 1956 the Indian government forbade these visits. Now, despite the geographical proximity and ethnographic similarities, people from both islands are not allowed to meet each other.

Geography

The island is 330.89 km (206 mi; 179 nmi) north of the country's capital, Malé.[4]

Demography

Historical population
YearPop.±%
2006 347—    
2014 393+13.3%
2006-2014: Census populations
Source: [5]

See also

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. 1 2 List of Lights, Pub. 112: Western Pacific and Indian Oceans Including the Persian Gulf and Red Sea (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2015.
  3. ↑ Maldives The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 10 October 2016
  4. ↑ "Coordinate Distance Calculator". Boulter.com. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "Table 3.3: Total Maldivian Population by Islands" (PDF). National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  • Bell, H.C.P.: The Maldive Islands, An account of the physical features, History, Inhabitants, Productions and Trade. Colombo 1883.
  • Xavier Romero-Frias, The Maldive Islanders, A Study of the Popular Culture of an Ancient Ocean Kingdom. Barcelona 1999, ISBN 84-7254-801-5
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