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Finey (Haa Dhaalu Atoll)

Coordinates: 06°44′49″N 73°03′08″E / 6.74694°N 73.05222°E / 6.74694; 73.05222
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Finey
ފިނޭ
Finey is located in Maldives
Finey
Finey
Location in Maldives
Coordinates: 06°44′49″N 73°03′08″E / 6.74694°N 73.05222°E / 6.74694; 73.05222
CountryMaldives
Geographic atollThiladhummathi Atoll
Administrative atollHaa Dhaalu Atoll
Distance to Malé288.85 km (179.48 mi)
Dimensions
 • Length1.620 km (1.007 mi)
 • Width0.900 km (0.559 mi)
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total409 (including foreigners)
Time zoneUTC+05:00 (MST)

Finey (Dhivehi: ފިނޭ) is one of the inhabited islands of Haa Dhaalu Atoll administrative division and geographically part of Thiladhummathi Atoll in the north of the Maldives.

Geography

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The island is 288.85 km (179 mi; 156 nmi) north of the country's capital, Malé.[2]

This island is 1.6 km (0.99 mi) long and 0.9 km (0.56 mi) wide.

Demography

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
2006 291—    
2014 389+33.7%
2006-2014: Census populations
Source: [3]

Economy

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Haa Dhaal Finey is an agricultural island cultivating yams, bananas and vegetables. Finey is one of the beautiful island in H Dh atoll as well as in Maldives. in earlier days every island from H Dh atoll came to finey to buy vegetable and fruits, and most commonly coconuts. they have very good farmers with large area for farming.

References

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  1. ^ "Table PP5: Resident Population by sex, nationality and locality (administrative islands), 2014" (PDF). Population and Households Census 2014. National Bureau of Statistics. p. 33. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Coordinate Distance Calculator". Boulter.com. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Table 3.3: Total Maldivian Population by Islands" (PDF). National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 10 August 2018.