Feydhoo (Shaviyani Atoll)
Feydhoo | |
|---|---|
  Feydhoo Location in Maldives | |
| Coordinates: 06°21′37″N 73°02′51″E / 6.36028°N 73.04750°E | |
| Country | Maldives |
| Geographic atoll | Miladhummadulhu Atoll |
| Administrative atoll | Shaviyani Atoll |
| Distance to Malé | 246.98 km (153.47 mi) |
| Dimensions | |
| • Length | 1.170 km (0.727 mi) |
| • Width | 0.900 km (0.559 mi) |
| Population (2014)[1] | |
| • Total | 741 (including foreigners) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:00 (MST) |
Feydhoo (Dhivehi: ފޭދޫ) is one of the inhabited islands of the Shaviyani Atoll administrative division that is geographically part of the Miladhummadulhu Atoll in the Maldives. Feydhoo is located in the centre of the atoll between the channel called Noomara Kandu and the island Bileffahi.
History
[edit]Feydhoo was severely damaged during the cyclone of 1821 that hit the northern atolls of the Maldives. This was during the reign of Sultan Muhammad Mueenuddeen I.
Geography
[edit]The island is 246.98 km (153 mi; 133 nmi) north of the country's capital Malé.[2]
Demography
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 695 | — |
| 2014 | 723 | +4.0% |
| 2006-2014: Census populations Source: [3] | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "Coordinate Distance Calculator". Boulter.com. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
- ^ "Table 3.3: Total Maldivian Population by Islands" (PDF). National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
| Haa Alif | ||
|---|---|---|
| Haa Dhaalu | ||
| Shaviyani | ||
| Noonu | ||
| Raa | ||
| Baa | ||
| Lhaviyani | ||
| Kaafu | ||
| Alif Alif | ||
| Alif Dhaalu | ||
| Vaavu | ||
| Meemu | ||
| Faafu | ||
| Dhaalu | ||
| Kolhumadulu (Thaa) | ||
| Laamu | ||
| Gaafu Alif | ||
| Gaafu Dhaalu | ||
| Gnaviyani | ||
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