Feydhoo (Addu Atoll) Explained

Feydhoo
Native Name:މަރަދޫފޭދޫ
Native Name Lang:dv
Settlement Type:District of Addu City
Pushpin Map:Maldives Addu#Maldives
Pushpin Relief:yes
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Addu Atoll
Coordinates:-0.6825°N 73.1353°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Maldives
Subdivision Type1:Geographic atoll
Subdivision Name1:Addu Atoll
Subdivision Type2:Administrative atoll
Subdivision Name2:Seenu Atoll
Subdivision Type3:Distance to Malé
Subdivision Name3:538.76km (334.77miles)
Seat Type:Capital
Parts Type:Geographic atolls
Parts Style:list
Leader Title:Council
Leader Title3:Mayor
Leader Title4:Island Chief
Leader Name4:Hassan Latheef
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:1.22
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:3431 (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

Feydhoo (Dhivehi: ފޭދޫ) is one of the inhabited islands of the Addu Atoll (formerly known as Seenu Atoll).

The people of Feydhoo are former residents of Gan. Gan was a very fertile island with its coconut palms, breadfruit trees, yam, binbi and numerous other types of trees flourishing. Even during the Second World War, the people of Gan were economically self-sufficient. However, in 1956/1957 they had to leave their livelihood they had been enjoying for so long, forever because the British Royal Air Force leased the island to build RAF Gan, a military base on the island. All the residents were moved to the next island west of Gan, Feydhoo, a less fertile and much smaller island whose own residents were moved to the eastern side of Maradhoo.

In 2013, the districts of Feydhoo and Maradhoo-Feydhoo were united to one district.

Geography

It is the southernmost inhabited island of Maldives. The island is 538.760NaN0 south of the country's capital, Malé.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Table PP5: Resident Population by sex, nationality and locality (administrative islands), 2014. 35. Population and Households Census 2014. National Bureau of Statistics. 7 August 2018.
  2. Web site: Coordinate Distance Calculator. Boulter.com. 7 August 2018.