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Ungoofaaru (Dhivehi: އުނގޫފާރު) is the capital of Northern Maalhosmadulhu Atoll.

Ungoofaaru އުނގޫފާރު
Inhabited island
Ungoofaaru Location in Maldives
Coordinates: 05°40′05″N 73°01′50″E
Country	Maldives
Administrative atoll	Northern Maalhosmadulhu Atoll
Distance to Malé	173.39 km (107.74 mi)
Government
• Island Chief	Ab.
Dimensions
• Length	0.775 km (0.482 mi)
• Width	0.450 km (0.280 mi)
Population  (2019)[1]
• Total	2,501 (including foreigners)
Time zone	UTC+05:00 (MST)

Geography

The island is 173.39 km (108 mi; 94 nmi) north of the country's capital, Malé.[2]

It is located on the Eastern rim of the atoll.

Demography

Following the 2004 tsunami, the residents of the devastated Kandholhudhoo island were moved into temporary accommodation on Ungoofaaru, before being rehoused on nearby Dhvuvaafaaru in 2008.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
2006	2,988	—
2014	1,388	−53.5%
2006-2014: Census populations Source: [3]

Health

The island is the location for Ungoofaaru Regional Hospital, the largest hospital in the Northern Province.

References

На других языках

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[de] Ungoofaaru

Ungoofaaru[1], auch Un'goofaaru genannt, ist eine Insel auf dem östlichen Riffkranz des Nord-Maalhosmadulu-Atolls im Inselstaat Malediven in der Lakkadivensee (Indischer Ozean).

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- [en] Ungoofaaru

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[fr] Ungoofaaru

Ungoofaaru (Dhivehi: އުނގޫފާރު) est une ville des Maldives, de la subdivision Raa dont elle constitue la localité la plus importante avec 1 572 habitants. Ceux-ci sont répartis sur une superficie de seulement 0,281 km2, soit une densité de 5 594 hab./km2.

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[ru] Унгуфару

Унгуфару (мальд. އުނގޫފާރު) — один из обитаемых островов в составе административного атолла Раа, Мальдивы. Является главным населённым пунктом атолла.

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