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.
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.
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]
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.
The island has a health center providing basic health facilities.