Feydhoo (Dhivehi: ފޭދޫ) is one of the inhabited islands of the Shaviyani Atoll administrative division that is geographically part of the Miladhummadulhu Atoll in the Maldives. Feydhoo is located in the centre of the atoll between the channel called Noomara Kandu and the island Bileffahi.
Feydhoo | |
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Inhabited island | |
Coordinates: 06°21′37″N 73°02′51″E | |
Country | Maldives |
Geographic atoll | Miladhummadulhu Atoll |
Administrative atoll | Shaviyani Atoll |
Distance to Malé | 246.98 km (153.47 mi) |
Dimensions | |
• Length | 1.170 km (0.727 mi) |
• Width | 0.900 km (0.559 mi) |
Population (2014)[1] | |
• Total | 741 (including foreigners) |
Time zone | UTC+05:00 (MST) |
Feydhoo was severely damaged during the cyclone of 1821 that hit the northern atolls of the Maldives. This was during the reign of Sultan Muhammad Mueenuddeen I.
The island is 246.98 km (153 mi; 133 nmi) north of the country's capital Malé.[2]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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2006 | 695 | — |
2014 | 723 | +4.0% |
2006-2014: Census populations Source: [3] |
Island-level constituencies of the Maldives | ||
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Haa Alif |
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Haa Dhaalu | ||
Shaviyani | ||
Noonu | ||
Raa | ||
Baa | ||
Lhaviyani | ||
Kaafu | ||
Alif Alif | ||
Alif Dhaalu |
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Vaavu | ||
Meemu |
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Faafu | ||
Dhaalu | ||
Kolhumadulu (Thaa) | ||
Laamu | ||
Gaafu Alif | ||
Gaafu Dhaalu |
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Gnaviyani |
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