Rasdhoo | |
|---|---|
  Rasdhoo Location in Maldives | |
| Coordinates: 4°15′46″N 72°59′29″E / 4.26278°N 72.99139°E | |
| Country | Maldives |
| Geographic atoll | Rasdhukuramathi Atoll |
| Administrative atoll | Alif Alif Atoll |
| Distance to Malé | 58.26 km (36.20 mi) |
| Dimensions | |
| • Length | 0.575 km (0.357 mi) |
| • Width | 0.400 km (0.249 mi) |
| Population (2014)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,067 (including foreigners) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:00 (MST) |
Rasdhoo (Dhivehi: ރަސްދޫ) (Rasdu in the Admiralty Charts) is an inhabited island of the Maldives. It is also the capital of the Alif Alif Atoll administrative division.
Geography
The island is 58.26 km (36 mi; 31 nmi) west of the country's capital, Malé.[2] It is the only inhabited island of a small natural atoll known as Rasdhoo, Rasdu or Ross Atoll located a few miles off NE Ari Atoll.
Demography
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 900 | — |
| 2014 | 949 | +5.4% |
| 2006-2014: Census populations Source: [3] | ||
Economy
As of September 2016, Rasdhoo has sixteen guesthouses.
Transport
The island can be reached by ferry thrice a week from Malé or by daily speedboats between Malé and Rasdhoo.
See also
References
- ↑ "Table PP5: Resident Population by sex, nationality and locality (administrative islands), 2014" (PDF). Population and Households Census 2014. National Bureau of Statistics. p. 34. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ↑ "Coordinate Distance Calculator". Boulter.com. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ↑ "Table 3.3: Total Maldivian Population by Islands" (PDF). National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- Divehi Tārīkhah Au Alikameh. Divehi Bahāi Tārikhah Khidmaiykurā Qaumī Markazu. Reprint 1958 edn. Malé 1990.
- Divehiraajjege Jōgrafīge Vanavaru. Muhammadu Ibrahim Lutfee. G.Sōsanī.
- Xavier Romero-Frias, The Maldive Islanders, A Study of the Popular Culture of an Ancient Ocean Kingdom. Barcelona 1999.
Further reading
- Wells, Susan M. Coral Reefs of the World. Vol. 2: Indian Ocean, Red Sea and Gulf. Nairobi, Kenya: UNEP. pp. 202-3. ISBN 2-88032-944-2. OCLC 681206147.
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