Felidhoo

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Felidhoo

| native_name = ފެލިދޫ

| native_name_lang = dv

| settlement_type = Inhabited island

|image_skyline = Felidhoo 2023-11-07 2.jpg

| pushpin_map = Maldives

| pushpin_relief = y

| pushpin_mapsize = 250

| pushpin_label_position = left

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Maldives

| coordinates = {{coord|03|28|18|N|73|32|50|E|region:MV|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Maldives

| subdivision_type1 = Geographic atoll

| subdivision_name1 = Felidhu Atoll

| subdivision_type2 = Administrative atoll

| subdivision_name2 = Vaavu Atoll

| subdivision_type3 = Distance to Malé

| subdivision_name3 = {{convert|77.92|km|mi|abbr=on}}

| seat_type = Capital

| parts_type = Geographic atolls

| parts_style = list

| leader_title = Council

| leader_title3 = Mayor

| leader_title4 = Island Chief

| unit_pref = Metric

| population_footnotes = {{cite web|url=http://statisticsmaldives.gov.mv/nbs/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Census-Summary-Tables1.pdf|title=Table PP5: Resident Population by sex, nationality and locality (administrative islands), 2014|page=35|work=Population and Households Census 2014|publisher=National Bureau of Statistics|access-date=6 August 2018}}

| population_total = 506 (including foreigners)

| population_as_of = 2014

| population_density_km2 = auto

| timezone = {{abbr|MST|Maldives Standard Time}}

| utc_offset = +05:00

| postal_code_type = Assigned Letter

| postal2_code_type = Assigned Letter {{small|(Dhivehi)}}

| area_code_type = Area code(s)

| blank_name_sec2 = Number of Islands

| blank1_name_sec2 = Inhabited

| blank2_name_sec2 = Uninhabited

| blank3_name_sec2 = Total

}}

Felidhoo (Dhivehi: ފެލިދޫ) is one of the inhabited islands of Vaavu Atoll in the Maldives.

Geography

The island is {{convert|77.92|km|mi nmi|0|abbr=on}} south of the country's capital, Malé.{{cite web|url=http://boulter.com/gps/distance/?from=4.175278+73.508889&to=3.471667+73.547222&units=k|title=Coordinate Distance Calculator|work=Boulter.com|access-date=5 August 2018}} The land area of the island is {{convert|14.2|ha|acre|abbr=on}} in 2018.{{cite web|url=http://statisticsmaldives.gov.mv/yearbook/2018/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2018/07/1.5.pdf|title=Table 1.5 : Population, land area, population density and distance to Male' and atoll capitals, by locality|work=National Bureau of Statistics|access-date=14 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815024217/http://statisticsmaldives.gov.mv/yearbook/2018/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2018/07/1.5.pdf|archive-date=15 August 2018|url-status=dead}} The island had an area of about {{convert|11.8|ha|acre|abbr=on}} in 2003, when it was described as the largest inhabited island of the atoll.{{cite web|url=http://www.socmon.org/upload/documents/Maldives_Vaavu_2003.pdf|title=Socio-economic assessment and monitoring of coral reef resources at Vaavu atoll, Maldives|work=Ministry of Fisheries, Agriculture and Marine Resources|page=9|access-date=14 August 2018|archive-date=15 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815024626/http://www.socmon.org/upload/documents/Maldives_Vaavu_2003.pdf|url-status=dead}} The island has a reef on either side, Masfalhi Falhu to the north and Saalanfalhu to the south.

Demography

{{Historical populations

|align = center

|2006 |448

|2014 |489

|footnote = 2006-2014: Census populations

|source = {{cite web|url=http://statisticsmaldives.gov.mv/yearbook/2017/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2017/08/3.3.pdf|title=Table 3.3: Total Maldivian Population by Islands|work=National Bureau of Statistics|access-date=6 August 2018}}

}}

Healthcare

Felidhoo has a pharmacy.{{cite web|url=https://allied.mv/resources/page/file/Medical%20Center%20Panel_2018%20Expatriate%282%29.pdf|title=Panel of Medical Centers|work=Allied Insurance Company|access-date=14 August 2018|archive-date=15 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815024554/https://allied.mv/resources/page/file/Medical%20Center%20Panel_2018%20Expatriate(2).pdf|url-status=dead}}

References

Category:Populated places in the Maldives

Category:Islands of the Maldives