Angolhitheemu | |
Native Name Lang: | dv |
Settlement Type: | Inhabited island |
Pushpin Map: | Maldives |
Pushpin Relief: | y |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Maldives |
Coordinates: | 5.7936°N 73.0062°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Maldives |
Subdivision Type1: | Geographic atoll |
Subdivision Type2: | Administrative atoll |
Subdivision Name2: | Raa Atoll |
Subdivision Type3: | Distance to Malé |
Subdivision Name3: | 187.44km (116.47miles) |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Parts Type: | Geographic atolls |
Parts Style: | list |
Leader Title: | Council |
Leader Title3: | Mayor |
Leader Title4: | Island Chief |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Length Km: | 0.850 |
Width Km: | 0.500 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 403 (including foreigners) |
Population As Of: | 2014 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Utc Offset: | +05:00 |
Postal Code Type: | Assigned Letter |
Postal2 Code Type: | Assigned Letter |
Area Code Type: | Area code(s) |
Blank Name Sec2: | Number of Islands |
Blank1 Name Sec2: | Inhabited |
Blank2 Name Sec2: | Uninhabited |
Blank3 Name Sec2: | Total |
Angolhitheemu (Dhivehi: އަނގޮޅިތީމު) is one of the islands in Raa Atoll with population of 500 people.
Angolhitheem is conceded as on one of the islands in which the early settlers of Maldives lived.
The island is 187.440NaN0 north of the country's capital, Malé.[2] This island is a medium-sized island, with a total area of 34ha.
The total population of An'golhitheem is around 500 people including men, women and children and almost 200 people are living on the island. Rest of people living in capital city Malé, other few islands and commercial island including resorts.
The people of An'golhitheem work at either resort jobs or government jobs, while most of the women work locally for their income.