Uligan (Haa Alif Atoll)

Uligan
އުލިގަން
Island
Uligan
Location in Maldives
Coordinates: 7°05′00″N 72°55′40″E / 7.08333°N 72.92778°E / 7.08333; 72.92778Coordinates: 7°05′00″N 72°55′40″E / 7.08333°N 72.92778°E / 7.08333; 72.92778
Country Maldives
Geographic atoll Ihavandhippolhu Atoll
Administrative atoll Haa Alif Atoll
Distance to Malé 327.97 km (203.79 mi)
Government
 • Council Uligan Island Council
Dimensions
 • Length 2.5 km (1.6 mi)
 • Width 0.8 km (0.5 mi)
Population (2014)[1]
 • Total 383 (including foreigners)
Time zone UTC+05:00 (MST)
Area code(s) 650, 20

Uligan or Uligamu (Dhivehi: އުލިގަން) is one of the inhabited islands of Haa Alif Atoll and geographically part of the Ihavandhippolhu Atoll in the Maldives. It is an island-level administrative constituency governed by the Uligan Island Council.

Geography

The island is 327.97 km (204 mi; 177 nmi) north of the country's capital, Malé.[2] Uligan is an outpost in the northwest Indian Ocean. It is the final stop most people make on the way from Thailand before they enter the Gulf of Aden or sail directly up the Red Sea.

Demography

Population, Ha.Uligan: Female 248, Male 267, Total 515

Historical population
YearPop.±%
2006 267—    
2014 368+37.8%
2006-2014: Census populations
Source: [3]

Economy

One of the major sources of income for the islanders is by selling souvenirs and ship provisions for passing yachtsmen.

An airport is planned to be built on this island, to serve Haa Alif Atoll.[4]

Energy Production

Maldives made history with the implementation of the world’s first hybrid AC Coupled Renewable Energy Micro Grid in Uligan that will help reduce the dependence on fossil fuel and toxic emissions, which in turn will contribute to reduce the effects of climate change.

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.
  4. ↑ http://isles.egov.mv/Project/Index.aspx?lid=1&pid=39 ISLES39 - AIRPORT CONSTRUCTION PROJECT
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