Molhadhoo | |
Native Name: | މޮޅަދޫ |
Native Name Lang: | dv |
Settlement Type: | Island |
Pushpin Map: | Maldives |
Pushpin Relief: | y |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Maldives |
Coordinates: | 7.0125°N 72.9958°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Maldives |
Subdivision Type1: | Geographic atoll |
Subdivision Name1: | Ihavandhippolhu Atoll |
Subdivision Type2: | Administrative atoll |
Subdivision Name2: | Haa Alif Atoll |
Subdivision Type3: | Distance to Malé |
Subdivision Name3: | 318.86km (198.13miles) |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Parts Type: | Geographic atolls |
Parts Style: | list |
Leader Title: | Council |
Leader Name: | Molhadhoo Island Council |
Leader Title3: | Mayor |
Leader Title4: | Island chief |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Length Km: | 2.6 |
Width Km: | 0.84 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 230 (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) |
Area Code: | 650, 20 |
Blank Name Sec2: | Number of islands |
Blank1 Name Sec2: | Inhabited |
Blank2 Name Sec2: | Uninhabited |
Blank3 Name Sec2: | Total |
Molhadhoo (Dhivehi: މޮޅަދޫ) is one of the inhabited islands of Haa Alif Atoll and is geographically part of the Ihavandhippolhu Atoll in the Maldives. It is an island-level administrative constituency governed by the Molhadhoo Island Council.
The island is 318.860NaN0 north of the country's capital, Malé.[2]
Half a century ago, Molhadhoo along with the neighbouring uninhabited island of Gaamathikulhudhoo, was famous for their nesting green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas), with over 20,000 nesting on its beaches every year. However the numbers have been in decline since then, amounting to less than 400 females coming ashore in 2001.