Filladhoo (Haa Alif Atoll) Explained

Filladhoo
Native Name:ފިއްލަދޫ
Native Name Lang:dv
Settlement Type:island
Pushpin Map:Maldives
Pushpin Relief:y
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Maldives
Coordinates:6.8772°N 73.2275°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Maldives
Subdivision Type1:Geographic atoll
Subdivision Name1:Thiladhunmathi Atoll
Subdivision Type2:Administrative atoll
Subdivision Name2:Haa Alif Atoll
Subdivision Type3:Distance to Malé
Subdivision Name3:300.42km (186.67miles)
Seat Type:Capital
Parts Type:Geographic atolls
Parts Style:list
Leader Title:Council
Leader Name:Filladhoo Island Council
Leader Title3:Mayor
Leader Title4:Island Chief
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:2.49
Length Km:5.85
Width Km:1.45
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)
Area Code:650, 20
Blank Name Sec2:Number of Islands
Blank1 Name Sec2:Inhabited
Blank2 Name Sec2:Uninhabited
Blank3 Name Sec2:Total

Filladhoo (Dhivehi: ފިއްލަދޫ) is one of the inhabited islands of Haa Alif Atoll and geographically part of Thiladhummathi Atoll in the north of the Maldives. It is an island-level administrative constituency governed by the Filladhoo Island Council.

Geography

The island is 300.420NaN0 north of the country's capital, Malé.[2] This island lies on a large reef and it has a large sandy projection that stretches northwards to Dhapparu, formerly a separate island.

Important Bird Area

Haa Alifu Atoll, along with the adjacent reef waters, forms a 6,000 ha Important Bird Area (IBA), designated as such by BirdLife International because it supports a population of some 15,000 lesser noddies, as estimated in 2001.[3]

Services

Education

Madhrasathul Sobaah is the Government school in Filladhoo, providing primary and secondary education for the island. Established in 1998, it now has around 130 students.

Health

The island has a health center providing basic health facilities.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Table PP5: Resident Population by sex, nationality and locality (administrative islands), 2014. 33. Population and Households Census 2014. National Bureau of Statistics. 9 August 2018.
  2. Web site: Coordinate Distance Calculator. Boulter.com. 9 August 2018.
  3. Web site: Haa Alifu Atoll. . 2020. BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 11 December 2020.