Fasdhūtherē Atoll

Fasdhūtherē Atoll
	NASA satellite image of Fasdhūtherē Atoll
Waters	Lakkadive Sea ; (Indian Ocean)
archipelago	Maldives
Geographical location	5 ° 19 ′ N , 73 ° 1 ′ E Coordinates: 5 ° 19 ′ N , 73 ° 1 ′ E
Number of islands	11
Main island	Kudarikilu
length	22 km
width	9 km
Land area
Residents	388 (2006)
	Map of Baa District

The Fasdhūtherē Atoll is located in the western island chain of the Maldives, directly between the North Maalhosmadulu Atoll and the South Maalhosmadulu Atoll .

geography

The 22-kilometer-wide, wedge-shaped atoll is separated from the northern Maalhosmadulu Atoll by the four-kilometer-wide Moresby Channel (locally called Hani Kandu ); the southern Maalhosmadulu Atoll is less than two kilometers away.

Of the 11 islands in the atoll, only the main island of Kudarikilu in the southeast is permanently inhabited. In 2006, 388 locals lived there.

administration

The Fasdhūtherē Atoll forms the Maldivian administrative atoll Maalhosmadulu Dhekunuburi , with the Thaana short name , together with the South Maalhosmadulu Atoll and the Goidhoo Atoll 50 km south ބ( Baa ).

Individual evidence

↑ Department of National Planning: Statistical YearBook 2011: Table 3.3: POPULATION BY ISLANDS CENSUS 2000, 2006 ( Memento from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive )

[1] Department of National Planning: Statistical YearBook 2011: Table 3.3: POPULATION BY ISLANDS CENSUS 2000, 2006 ( Memento from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive )