Kadhdhoo | |
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: | 1.8598°N 73.5212°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Maldives |
Subdivision Type1: | Geographic atoll |
Subdivision Name1: | Haddhunmathi Atoll |
Subdivision Type2: | Administrative atoll |
Subdivision Name2: | Laamu Atoll |
Subdivision Type3: | Distance to Malé |
Subdivision Name3: | 232km (144miles) |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Parts Type: | Geographic atolls |
Parts Style: | list |
Leader Title: | Council |
Leader Title3: | Mayor |
Leader Title4: | Island Chief |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 1.07 |
Length Km: | 2 |
Width Km: | 1 |
Population Total: | 30 |
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 |
Kadhdhoo or Kaddhoo, Kahdhoo (according to the Admiralty Charts) (Dhivehi: ކައްދޫ އެއަރޕޯޓް) is one of the inhabited islands of Haddummati Atoll, administrative code Laamu.
The island is 256.050NaN0 south of the country's capital, Malé.[1] It is located south of Maandhoo and 500m (1,600feet) northeast of Fonadhoo.
Kadhdhoo has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen: Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.
The island is dominated by its airport. Kadhdhoo has several other facilities, including a mosque, hotel, several restaurants, harbour, storage facilities and a gas station (whose owner has the house with the sole family that actually lives on this island).
This island holds Kadhdhoo Airport, which is the largest airport of the Middle-Maldives District.
The island is connected by causeway to Fonadhoo.[2]