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Rasdhoo

Coordinates: 4°15′46″N 72°59′29″E / 4.26278°N 72.99139°E / 4.26278; 72.99139
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Rasdhoo
Rasdhoo is located in Maldives
Rasdhoo
Rasdhoo
Location in Maldives
Coordinates: 4°15′46″N 72°59′29″E / 4.26278°N 72.99139°E / 4.26278; 72.99139
CountryMaldives
Geographic atollRasdhukuramathi Atoll
Administrative atollAlif Alif Atoll
Distance to Malé58.26 km (36.20 mi)
Dimensions
 • Length0.575 km (0.357 mi)
 • Width0.400 km (0.249 mi)
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total1,067 (including foreigners)
Time zoneUTC+05:00 (MST)

Rasdhoo (Dhivehi: ރަސްދޫ) (Rasdu in the Admiralty Chart) is an inhabited island of the Maldives. It is also the capital of the Alif Alif Atoll administrative division.

Geography

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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

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
2006 900—    
2014 949+5.4%
2006-2014: Census populations
Source: [3]

Economy

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As of September 2016, Rasdhoo has sixteen guesthouses.

Transport

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A thrice-a-week ferry service or daily speedboats operate between Malé and Rasdhoo.

See also

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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. 34. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Coordinate Distance Calculator". Boulter.com. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  3. ^ "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

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