Foddhoo (Noonu Atoll) Explained

Fodhdhoo
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:5.7439°N 73.2161°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Maldives
Subdivision Type1:Geographic atoll
Subdivision Name1:Miladhummadulhu Atoll
Subdivision Type2:Administrative atoll
Subdivision Name2:Southern Miladhunmadulu
Subdivision Type3:Distance to Malé
Subdivision Name3:176.34km (109.57miles)
Seat Type:Capital
Parts Type:Geographic atolls
Parts Style:list
Leader Title:Council
Leader Title3:Mayor
Leader Title4:Island President
Unit Pref:Metric
Length Km:0.780
Width Km:0.430
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:228 (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
Other Name:Fodhdhoo Maldives

Fodhdhoo (Dhivehi: ފޮއްދޫ) is one of the inhabited islands of Noonu Atoll.

History

Toponymy

The island is named after the Fonga Gas (tree) which was one of a king in the world. It was visited by many foreign traveler, and the island's Feili (a cloth worn by Maldivians) was known as Dhera Feili.

Geography

The island is 176.340NaN0 north of the country's capital, Malé.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Listed as Fodhdhoo at Web site: Table PP5: Resident Population by sex, nationality and locality (administrative islands), 2014. 34. Population and Households Census 2014. National Bureau of Statistics. 10 August 2018.
  2. Web site: Coordinate Distance Calculator. Boulter.com. 10 August 2018.