| Maakurathu | |
| Native Name Lang: | dv |
| Settlement Type: | Inhabited island |
| Pushpin Map: | Maldives |
| Pushpin Relief: | y |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Maldives |
| Coordinates: | 5.6056°N 73.0431°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Maldives |
| Subdivision Type1: | Geographic atoll |
| Subdivision Type2: | Administrative atoll |
| Subdivision Name2: | Raa Atoll |
| Subdivision Type3: | Distance to Malé |
| Subdivision Name3: | 166.39km (103.39miles) |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Parts Type: | Geographic atolls |
| Parts Style: | list |
| Leader Title: | Council |
| Leader Title3: | Mayor |
| Leader Title4: | President of council |
| Leader Name4: | Mohmmed Rameez |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.50 |
| Length Km: | 0.935 |
| Width Km: | 0.829 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 1382 |
| Population As Of: | December 2023 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Utc Offset: | +05:00 |
| Postal Code Type: | Assigned Letter |
| Postal2 Code Type: | Assigned Letter (Dhivehi) |
| Area Code Type: | Area code(s) |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Number of Islands |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Inhabited |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Uninhabited |
| Blank3 Name Sec2: | Total |
Maakurathu (Dhivehi: މާކުރަތު) is one of the inhabited islands of Raa Atoll in the Maldives. Sultan Mohamed I is from Maakurathu. He is also the husband of Sultana Raadhafathi.
The island is 166.390NaN0 north of the country's capital, Malé.[2] Maakurathu's location coordinates are 73°02′52″E, 05°36′41″N. It is approximately 3035feet in length and 2706feet in width, and the area of the island is approximately 46715371NaN1.
The population of the island is 1330, according to the census of August 2017, of whom 630 are women and 700 are men. Maakurathu's population growth rate is 18 children per annum and it has the eighth highest population in the atoll.
The main source of the community's income comes from the lobster and Sea cucumber trade, fishing, agriculture, masonry, thatch weaving and rope making.
The clubs and NGOs operating in Maakurathu are:
There is one government school, Maakurathu School, which provides education from grade 1 to 10. There is one pre-school, which is owned and run by the public and backed by Maakurathu Sports Club, which provides education for lower and upper kindergarten.
There are three mosques on the island, one for men and two for women: Majid-Al-Salaam, Masjid-Al-Anwaar and Masjid-Al-(******). The two mosques for women are relatively small compared to the one for men. Masjid-Al-Salaam was completely demolished in August 2007 to build a new mosque.