South Maalhosmadulu Atoll

South Maalhosmadulu Atoll
NASA satellite image of the South Maalhosmadulu Atoll
Waters	Lakkadive Sea (Indian Ocean)
archipelago	Maldives
Geographical location	5 ° 10 ′  N , 72 ° 59 ′  E Coordinates: 5 ° 10 ′  N , 72 ° 59 ′  E
Number of islands	70
Main island	Eydhafushi
length	30 km
width	40 km
Land area	2.53 km²
Residents	7694 (2006)
Map of Baa District

The South Maalhosmadulu Atoll is located in the western island chain of the Maldives in the Lakkadive Sea .

geography

The atoll is 30 kilometers long and up to 40 kilometers wide and is separated from the Fasdhūtherē Atoll by an approximately two kilometers wide channel in the north and from Goidu Atoll by a 13 kilometers wide channel in the south .

Of the approximately 70 islands in the atoll, eight other islands are inhabited in addition to the main island Eydhafushi : Dharavandhoo , Dhonfanu , Hithaadhoo , Kamadhoo , Kendhoo , Kihaadhoo , Maalhos and Thulhaadhoo .

In 2006 the atoll had almost 7,700 inhabitants.

administration

The South Maalhosmadulu Atoll, together with the adjacent Fasdhūtherē Atoll to the north and the Goidu Atoll to the south, forms the Maldivian administrative atoll Maalhosmadulu Dhekunuburi with the Thaana short name ބ( Baa ).

Web links

• Maldives: Baa and Raa Atoll

Individual evidence

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 )