Filladhoo (Haa Alif Atoll)

Island in Thiladhunmathi Atoll, Maldives

Filladhoo ފިއްލަދޫ
island
An aerial view showcasing the island school and coastline
6°52′38″N 73°13′39″E / 6.87722°N 73.22750°E / 6.87722; 73.22750
Country	Maldives
Geographic atoll	Thiladhunmathi Atoll
Administrative atoll	Haa Alif Atoll
Distance to Malé	300.42 km (186.67 mi)
Government
• Council	Filladhoo Island Council
Area
• Total	2.49 km² (0.96 sq mi)
Dimensions
• Length	5.85 km (3.64 mi)
• Width	1.45 km (0.90 mi)
Population (2014)^[1]
• Total	584 (including foreigners)
Time zone	UTC+05:00 (MST)
Area code(s)	650, 20

Filladhoo (Dhivehi: ފިއްލަދޫ) is one of the inhabited islands of Haa Alif Atoll and geographically part of Thiladhummathi Atoll in the north of the Maldives. It is an island-level administrative constituency governed by the Filladhoo Island Council.

Geography

The island is 300.42 km (187 mi; 162 nmi) north of the country's capital, Malé.^[2] This island lies on a large reef and it has a large sandy projection that stretches northwards to Dhapparu, formerly a separate island.

Important Bird Area

Haa Alifu Atoll, along with the adjacent reef waters, forms a 6,000 ha Important Bird Area (IBA), designated as such by BirdLife International because it supports a population of some 15,000 lesser noddies, as estimated in 2001.^[3]

Demography

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
2006	548	—
2014	562	+2.6%
2006-2014: Census populations Source: ^[4]

Services

Education

Madhrasathul Sobaah is the Government school in Filladhoo, providing primary and secondary education for the island. Established in 1998, it now has around 130 students.

Health

The island has a health center providing basic health facilities.

References

^ "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.
^ "Coordinate Distance Calculator". Boulter.com. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
^ "Haa Alifu Atoll". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
^ "Table 3.3: Total Maldivian Population by Islands" (PDF). National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 9 August 2018.