Vandhoo | |
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: | 2.2903°N 72.9417°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Maldives |
Subdivision Type1: | Geographic atoll |
Subdivision Type2: | Administrative atoll |
Subdivision Name2: | Thaa Atoll |
Subdivision Type3: | Distance to Malé |
Subdivision Name3: | 217.76km (135.31miles) |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Parts Type: | Geographic atolls |
Parts Style: | list |
Leader Title: | Council |
Leader Title3: | Mayor |
Leader Title4: | Island Chief |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Length Km: | 0.720 |
Width Km: | 0.600 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 293 (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 |
Vandhoo (Dhivehi: ވަންދޫ) is one of the inhabited islands of Thaa Atoll.
According to some historical scripts, Vandhoo used to be an economical hub where ships travelled through Maldives, used to load and unload goods while transiting near Vandhoo lagoon in early days.
The island is 217.760NaN0 south of the country's capital, Malé.[2]
According to early census statistics, Vandhoo was one of the most populated islands in the atoll in 1911, when the total population numbered over 1,000. Due to poverty and government-initiated birth control programs, the population has since decreased to less than 300 in 2014.