Muraidhoo (Haa Alif Atoll)

Not to be confused with Muraidhooge.

Muraidhoo މުރައިދޫ
island
Muraidhoo Location in Maldives
Coordinates: 6°50′23″N 73°09′54″E
Country	Maldives
Geographic atoll	Thiladhunmathi Atoll
Administrative atoll	Haa Alif Atoll
Distance to Malé	297.1 km (184.6 mi)
Government
• Council	Muraidhoo Island Council
Dimensions
• Length	1.05 km (0.65 mi)
• Width	0.68 km (0.42 mi)
Population  (2023)[1]
• Total	919 (including foreigners)
Time zone	UTC+05:00 (MST)
Area code(s)	650, 20

Muraidhoo (Dhivehi: މުރައިދޫ) is one of the inhabited islands of Haa Alif Atoll administrative division and is geographically part of Thiladhummathi Atoll in the north of the Maldives. It is an island-level administrative constituency governed by the Muraidhoo Island Council. It is one of the intra-atoll islands (i.e. not forming the atoll border).

History

There are no archaeological remains of interest on the island. Notable figures from Muraidhoo include Hassan Kaleyge who served as the Treasurer of the Kings for many sultans of the Isdhoo and Dhiyamigili Dynastries and Hussein Dahara Takurufan who was the foreign minister during Sultan Ghazi Hassan Izudeen's reign 1759–1767.

Geography

The island is 297.1 km (185 mi; 160 nmi) north of the country's capital, Malé.^[2]

Demography

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
2006	451	—
2014	444	−1.6%
2006-2014: Census populations Source: [3]

References

1. "Muraidhoo". www.muraidhoo.gov.mv.
2. "Coordinate Distance Calculator". Boulter.com. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
3. "Table 3.3: Total Maldivian Population by Islands" (PDF). National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 9 August 2018.

External links

• Isles: Muraidhoo