Kurendhoo (Lhaviyani Atoll) Explained

Kurendhoo
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:5.3339°N 73.4639°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Maldives
Subdivision Type1:Geographic atoll
Subdivision Type2:Administrative atoll
Subdivision Name2:Lhaviyani Atoll
Subdivision Type3:Distance to Malé
Subdivision Name3:128.22km (79.67miles)
Seat Type:Capital
Parts Type:Geographic atolls
Parts Style:list
Leader Title:Council
Leader Title3:Mayor
Leader Title4:Ibrahim shimaau
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:0.21
Length Km:0.650
Width Km:0.375
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1259 (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

Kurendhoo (Dhivehi: ކުރެންދޫ) is one of the inhabited islands of Lhaviyani Atoll, Maldives.

Geography

The island is 128.220NaN0 north of the country's capital, Malé.[2]

Economy

The island is small and people earn their living mainly on tourist resort jobs and government jobs. Notable number of people earn their money from agriculture, local shops, tuna fishing, grouper fishing, and other forms of harvesting such as lobster and sea cucumber. Moreover, now the island also introduced guest house business.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Table PP5: Resident Population by sex, nationality and locality (administrative islands), 2014. 34. Population and Households Census 2014. National Bureau of Statistics. 7 August 2018.
  2. Web site: Coordinate Distance Calculator. Boulter.com. 7 August 2018.