Mulhadhoo (Haa Alif Atoll) Explained

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.

Geography

The island is 318.860NaN0 north of the country's capital, Malé.[2]

Ecology

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Table PP5: Resident Population by sex, nationality and locality (administrative islands), 2014. 33. Population and Households Census 2014. National Bureau of Statistics. 9 August 2018.
  2. Web site: Coordinate Distance Calculator. Boulter.com . 9 August 2018.