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Kurendhoo (Dhivehi: ކުރެންދޫ) is one of the inhabited islands of Lhaviyani Atoll, Maldives.

Kurendhoo
Inhabited island
Kurendhoo Location in Maldives
Coordinates: 05°20′02″N 73°27′50″E
Country	Maldives
Administrative atoll	Lhaviyani Atoll
Distance to Malé	128.22 km (79.67 mi)
Area
• Total	0.21 km2 (0.08 sq mi)
Dimensions
• Length	0.650 km (0.404 mi)
• Width	0.375 km (0.233 mi)
Population  (2014)[1]
• Total	1,259 (including foreigners)
Time zone	UTC+05:00 (MST)

Geography

The island is 128.22 km (80 mi; 69 nmi) north of the country's capital, Malé.[2]

Demography

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
2006	1,218	—
2014	1,179	−3.2%
2006-2014: Census populations Source: [3]

Economy

The Island is small and people earn their living mainly on tourist resort jobs and government jobs. Notable number of people earn their money from agriculture, local shops, tuna fishing, grouper fishing, and other forms of harvesting such as lobster and sea cucumber. Moreover, now the island also introduced guest house business.

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