Filladhoo
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Filladhoo
| native_name = ފިއްލަދޫ
| native_name_lang = dv
| settlement_type = island
| pushpin_map = Maldives
| pushpin_relief = y
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Maldives
| image_skyline = File:Filladhoo school - panoramio.jpg
| image_caption = An aerial view showcasing the island school and coastline
| coordinates = {{coord|6|52|38|N|73|13|39|E|region:MV|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Maldives
| subdivision_type1 = Geographic atoll
| subdivision_name1 = Thiladhunmathi Atoll
| subdivision_type2 = Administrative atoll
| subdivision_name2 = Haa Alif Atoll
| subdivision_type3 = Distance to Malé
| subdivision_name3 = {{convert|300.42|km|mi|abbr=on}}
| seat_type = Capital
| parts_type = Geographic atolls
| parts_style = list
| leader_title = Council
| leader_name = Filladhoo Island Council
| leader_title3 = Mayor
| leader_title4 = Island Chief
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_total_km2 = 2.49
| length_km = 5.85
| width_km = 1.45
| population_total = 559
| population_as_of = 2022
| 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)
| area_code = 650, 20
| blank_name_sec2 = Number of Islands
| blank1_name_sec2 = Inhabited
| blank2_name_sec2 = Uninhabited
| blank3_name_sec2 = Total
}}
Filladhoo (Dhivehi: ފިއްލަދޫ) is one of the inhabited islands of Haa Alif Atoll and geographically part of Thiladhummathi Atoll in the north of the Maldives. It is an island-level administrative constituency governed by the Filladhoo Island Council.
Geography
The island is {{convert|300.42|km|mi nmi|0|abbr=on}} north of the country's capital, Malé.{{cite web|url=http://boulter.com/gps/distance/?from=4.175278+73.508889&to=6.877222+73.2275&units=k|title=Coordinate Distance Calculator|work=Boulter.com|access-date=9 August 2018}} This island lies on a large reef and it has a large sandy projection that stretches northwards to Dhapparu, formerly a separate island.
Important Bird Area
Haa Alifu Atoll, along with the adjacent reef waters, forms a 6,000 ha Important Bird Area (IBA), designated as such by BirdLife International because it supports a population of some 15,000 lesser noddies, as estimated in 2001. {{cite web |url=http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/haa-alifu-atoll-iba-maldives|title= Haa Alifu Atoll|author= |date=2020|website= BirdLife Data Zone|publisher= BirdLife International|access-date= 11 December 2020}}
Demography
{{Historical populations
|align = center
|2006 |548
|2014 |562
|footnote = 2006-2022: 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=9 August 2018}}{{Cite web |title=Table P5: Resident Population by island and sex, 2022 |url=https://census.gov.mv/2022/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/P5.pdf |access-date=1 April 2025 |website=Maldives Census}}
|2022|559}}
Services
=Education=
Madhrasathul Sobaah is the Government school in Filladhoo, providing primary and secondary education for the island. Established in 1998, it now has around 130 students.
=Health=
The island has a health center providing basic health facilities.
References
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External links
- [http://isles.egov.mv/Island/?lid=2&id=11 Isles Profile - Filladhoo]
{{Islands of the Maldives}}
Category:Islands of the Maldives
Category:Important Bird Areas of the Maldives
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