Dhevvadhoo | |
Native Name Lang: | dv |
Settlement Type: | Inhabited island |
Pushpin Map: | Maldives |
Pushpin Relief: | y |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Maldives |
Coordinates: | 0.5589°N 73.2436°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Maldives |
Subdivision Type1: | Geographic atoll |
Subdivision Type2: | Administrative atoll |
Subdivision Name2: | Gaafu Alif Atoll |
Subdivision Type3: | Distance to Malé |
Subdivision Name3: | 400.97km (249.15miles) |
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: | 0.600 |
Width Km: | 0.520 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 584 (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 |
Dhevvadhoo or Devvadū (Div: ދެއްވަދޫ) is one of the inhabited islands of the administrative division known as Northern Huvadhu Atoll (code letter: Gaafu Alifu).
Some of the ancient kings of Maldives traced their ancestry to certain families of this island.Dhevvadhoo Rasgefaanu, Al-Sultan Mohamed Ibn Haji Ali Thukkalaa (1692–1701), is one of the Kings in the Maldives.
There are many Buddhist archaeological remains in Devvadū. It is likely that it was an important island in that period of Maldivian History.
None of these ancient remains have been properly investigated yet.
The island is 400.970NaN0 south of the country's capital, Malé.[2] It is a sizeable round island located almost in the centre of Huvadhu Atoll.