Maavaidhoo (Haa Dhaalu Atoll) Explained

Maavaidhoo
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:6.5153°N 73.0511°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Maldives
Subdivision Type1:Geographic atoll
Subdivision Name1:Thiladhummathi Atoll
Subdivision Type2:Administrative atoll
Subdivision Name2:Haa Dhaalu Atoll
Subdivision Type3:Distance to Malé
Subdivision Name3:262.67km (163.22miles)
Seat Type:Capital
Parts Type:Geographic atolls
Parts Style:list
Leader Title:Council
Leader Title3:Mayor
Leader Title4:Island Chief
Leader Name4:Abdur-Rahman Moosa
Unit Pref:Metric
Length Km:0.870
Width Km:0.600
Population Total:525
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

Maavaidhoo (Dhivehi: މާވައިދޫ) is one of the inhabited islands of Haa Dhaalu Atoll administrative division and geographically part of Thiladhummathi Atoll in the north of the Maldives.

The island was severely damaged by the great cyclone of 1821 that hit the northern atolls of the Maldives.