Hanimaadhoo (Haa Dhaalu Atoll)

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

Hanimaadhoo
Inhabited island
Beach, north Hanimaadhoo
Hanimaadhoo
Location in Maldives
Coordinates: 06°45′57″N 73°10′33″E
CountryMaldives
Geographic atollThiladhummathi Atoll
Administrative atollHaa Dhaalu Atoll
Distance to Malé288.84 km (179.48 mi)
Dimensions
 • Length6.800 km (4.225 mi)
 • Width0.730 km (0.454 mi)
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total1,951 (including foreigners)
Time zoneUTC+05:00 (MST)

Geography

The island is 288.84 km (179 mi; 156 nmi) north of the country's capital, Malé.[2]

Climate

The Hanomaadhoo Meteorological Observatory is located on this island. Many flight scientific research such as those investigating aerosol concentrations in the atmosphere and the Brown Cloud phenomenon have been initiated from Hanimaadhoo.

Demography

Islanders from Hathifushi and Hondaidhoo have been relocated to Hanimaadhoo in the recent years.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
2006 1,184—    
2014 1,618+36.7%
2006-2014: Census populations
Source: [3]

Economy

The island is planned to be one of the developmental centres of the newly planned Mathi-Uthuru Province.

Transport

The island is the site of Hanimaadhoo Airport, one of the few domestic airports of the Maldives.

  • Main street
  • Old house made of coral bricks
  • West coast
  • West coast
  • Banana plant alley, north island
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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 10 August 2018.
  2. "Coordinate Distance Calculator". Boulter.com. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  3. "Table 3.3: Total Maldivian Population by Islands" (PDF). National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
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