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