Vandhoo (Thaa Atoll)

Vandhoo
Inhabited island
Vandhoo
Location in Maldives
Coordinates: 02°17′25″N 72°56′30″E / 2.29028°N 72.94167°E / 2.29028; 72.94167Coordinates: 02°17′25″N 72°56′30″E / 2.29028°N 72.94167°E / 2.29028; 72.94167
Country Maldives
Administrative atoll Thaa Atoll
Distance to Malé 217.76 km (135.31 mi)
Dimensions
 • Length 0.720 km (0.447 mi)
 • Width 0.600 km (0.373 mi)
Population (2014)[1]
 • Total 293 (including foreigners)
Time zone UTC+05:00 (MST)

Vandhoo (Dhivehi: ވަންދޫ) is one of the inhabited islands of Thaa Atoll.

History

According to some historical scripts, Vandhoo use to be an economical hub where ships travel through Maldives use to load and unload good while transiting near vandhoo lagoon in early days.

Geography

The island is 217.76 km (135 mi; 118 nmi) south of the country's capital, Malé.[2]

Demography

Historical population
YearPop.±%
2006 268—    
2014 275+2.6%
2006-2014: Census populations
Source: [3]

According to one of the very first census statistics, Vandhoo is one of the most populated island in the atoll, where the total population count is more than a thousand back in the beginning of 1911. Later, due to poverty and some of government initiated birth control programs made the population decrease to less than four hundred.

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. 35. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "Coordinate Distance Calculator". Boulter.com. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "Table 3.3: Total Maldivian Population by Islands" (PDF). National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 13 August 2018.


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