Inhabited island in Maldives
| Maandhoo | |
|---|---|
| Inhabited island | |
  MaandhooLocation in Maldives | |
| Coordinates: 1°52′33.38″N 73°31′38.6″E / 1.8759389°N 73.527389°E / 1.8759389; 73.527389 | |
| Country | Maldives |
| Administrative atoll | Laamu Atoll |
| Distance to Malé | 254.44 km (158.10 mi) |
| Government | |
| • Council | Maandhoo city council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.706 km (0.273 sq mi) |
| Dimensions | |
| • Length | 2 km (1 mi) |
| • Width | 1 km (0.6 mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 400 |
| • Density | 570/km (1,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:00 (MST) |
Mandhoo or Mandhu (according to the Admiralty Charts) (Dhivehi: މާންދޫ) is one of the inhabited islands of Haddummati Atoll, administrative code Laamu, in the Maldives.
Geography
The island is 254.44 km (158 mi; 137 nmi) south of the country's capital, Malé.
Economy
This island is known for its tuna canning factory and for the STO government refrigerators. A company called Horizon Fisheries Ltd. has built an entire city on the island, including all necessary facilities, in order to accommodate 1,000 employees when the work is loaded. Although, on average, there are only 400 people living on the island.
References
- "Coordinate Distance Calculator". Boulter.com. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- http://meg.wickedwagon.com/?p=173. Archived 7 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine
| Island-level constituencies of the Maldives | ||
|---|---|---|
| Haa Alif | ||
| Haa Dhaalu | ||
| Shaviyani | ||
| Noonu | ||
| Raa | ||
| Baa | ||
| Lhaviyani | ||
| Kaafu | ||
| Alif Alif | ||
| Alif Dhaalu | ||
| Vaavu | ||
| Meemu | ||
| Faafu | ||
| Dhaalu | ||
| Thaa | ||
| Laamu | ||
| Gaafu Alif | ||
| Gaafu Dhaalu | ||
| Gnaviyani | ||
| The capitals of each atoll are in underline. This list excludes first-level administrative divisions, Malé and Addu cities. | ||
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