| Dhiffushi | |
| Native Name: | ދިއްފުށި |
| Native Name Lang: | dv |
| Settlement Type: | inhabited local island |
| Pushpin Map: | Maldives |
| Pushpin Relief: | y |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Maldives |
| Coordinates: | 4.4411°N 73.7111°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Maldives |
| Subdivision Type1: | Geographic atoll |
| Subdivision Type2: | Administrative atoll |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kaafu Atoll |
| Subdivision Type3: | Distance to Malé |
| Subdivision Name3: | 36.99km (22.98miles) |
| 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: | 0.950 |
| Width Km: | 0.200 |
| Population Total: | 1270 (including foreigners) |
| Population As Of: | 2022 |
| 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 |
Dhiffushi is one of the inhabited islands of Kaafu Atoll.
The island is 36.990NaN0 northeast of the country's capital, Malé.[1] Dhiffushi is 0.95km (00.59miles) in length and just 0.2km (00.1miles) wide, with a total land area of 22.3ha. It is located next to Meerufenfusi.
Dhiffushi is the most eastern inhabited island in the Maldives and hence the island witnesses sunrise first in the country.
In accordance with the 2010 Decentralization Act of Maldives, Dhiffushi is governed by an elected Island Council composed of three Councillors. The Council is headed by the President of the Council. The Island Council reports to the Local Government Authority (LGA). As democracy and decentralization are at the infant stage in the Maldives, the councilors, and the government may find it difficult to deal with important issues like land, and resource utilization.
Dhiffushi has a variety of guesthouses run by locals along with a few guest shops opened up for business.
The island has a pre school, public school, hospital, two mosques, Magistrate court, gas station, football turf and sewage plant .
As of the beginning of 2012 Dhiffushi council started to build an industrial area next to the harbor in order to claim additional land, the land has been used for commercial industrial use.