Inhabited island in Miladhummadulhu Atoll, Maldives
Foakaidhoo (Dhivehi: ފޯކައިދޫ) is one of the inhabited islands of the Shaviyani Atoll administrative division and geographically part of the Miladhummadulhu Atoll in the Maldives.
History
Foakaidhoo was one of the islands damaged during the great cyclone of 1821 that hit the northern atolls of the Maldives. This was during the reign of Sultan Muhammad Mueenuddeen I.
Geography
The island is 241.2 km (150 mi; 130 nmi) north of the country's capital, Malé.[2]
Demography
Historical populationYear | | |
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2006 | 1,201 | — |
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2014 | 1,320 | +9.9% |
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2006-2014: Census populations Source: [3] |
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