Ungoofaaru | |
Native Name: | އުނގޫފާރު |
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: | 5.6681°N 73.0306°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Maldives |
Subdivision Type1: | Geographic atoll |
Subdivision Type2: | Administrative atoll |
Subdivision Name2: | Northern Maalhosmadulhu Atoll |
Subdivision Type3: | Distance to Malé |
Subdivision Name3: | 173.39km (107.74miles) |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Parts Type: | Geographic atolls |
Parts Style: | list |
Leader Title: | Council |
Leader Title3: | Mayor |
Leader Title4: | Island Chief |
Leader Name4: | Ab. |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Length Km: | 0.775 |
Width Km: | 0.450 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 1,531 (Registered Population) |
Population As Of: | 2022 |
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 |
Ungoofaaru (Dhivehi: އުނގޫފާރު) is an inhabited island located in Northern Maalhosmadulhu Atoll, which is an administrative division of the Maldives. It is also the capital of Northern Maalhosmadulhu Atoll.
The island is 173.390NaN0 north of the country's capital, Malé.[2] The island is quite small, being about 0.775 km (0.482 mi) long and 0.450 km (0.280 mi), It is located on the Eastern rim of the atoll, along with many other inhabited islands of the same Atoll.
Following the 2004 tsunami, the residents of the devastated Kandholhudhoo island were moved into temporary accommodation on Ungoofaaru, before being rehoused on nearby Dhuvaafaru in 2008.
Ungoofaaru school is located in the center of the island. The island has 3 mosques, Ungoofaaru Islamic Centre, Ungoofaaru Anhenunge Miskiyy (Ungoofaaru Girls Mosque) and Masjid Al-Thaquvaa. The island is the location for Ungoofaaru Regional Hospital, the largest hospital in the Northern Province.