Rasdhoo
Appearance
Rasdhoo | |
---|---|
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 Chart) is an inhabited island of the Maldives. It is also the capital of the Alif Alif Atoll administrative division.
Geography
[edit]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
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% |
---|---|---|
2006 | 900 | — |
2014 | 949 | +5.4% |
2006-2014: Census populations Source: [3] |
Economy
[edit]As of September 2016, Rasdhoo has sixteen guesthouses.
Transport
[edit]A thrice-a-week ferry service or daily speedboats operate between Malé and Rasdhoo.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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
[edit]- 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.