Maavah (Laamu Atoll) Explained

Maavah
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:1.8856°N 73.2439°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Maldives
Subdivision Type1:Geographic atoll
Subdivision Type2:Administrative atoll
Subdivision Name2:Laamu Atoll
Subdivision Type3:Distance to Malé
Subdivision Name3:254.9km (158.4miles)
Seat Type:Capital
Parts Type:Geographic atolls
Parts Style:list
Leader Title:Council
Leader Title3:Ahmed Moosa (President of the council)
Leader Title4:Island Chief
Unit Pref:Metric
Length Km:1.21
Width Km:1.000
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1530 (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

Maavah (Dhivehi: މާވަށް) is one of the inhabited islands of Laamu Atoll.

Geography

The island is 254.90NaN0 south of the country's capital, Malé.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Table PP5: Resident Population by sex, nationality and locality (administrative islands), 2014. 35. Population and Households Census 2014. National Bureau of Statistics. 8 August 2018.
  2. Web site: Coordinate Distance Calculator. Boulter.com. 8 August 2018.