Raimmandhoo

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Raimmandhoo

| native_name_lang = dv

| settlement_type = Inhabited island

| pushpin_map = Maldives

| pushpin_relief = y

| pushpin_mapsize = 250

| pushpin_label_position = left

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Maldives

| coordinates = {{coord|03|05|20|N|73|38|20|E|region:MV|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Maldives

| subdivision_type1 = Geographic atoll

| subdivision_type2 = Administrative atoll

| subdivision_name2 = Meemu Atoll

| subdivision_type3 = Distance to Malé

| subdivision_name3 = {{convert|121|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

| length_km = 0.850

| width_km = 0.550

| 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=7 August 2018}}

| population_total = 112 (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

| module = {{Infobox lighthouse | embed = yes | qid = Q106824398

| foundation = concrete base

| construction = metal skeletal tower

| shape = square pyramidal skeletal tower{{Cite rowlett|mdv|accessdate=2016-10-10}}[http://msi.nga.mil/NGAPortal/MSI.portal?_nfpb=true&_st=&_pageLabel=msi_pub_detail&CCD_itemID=112&pubConstant=NGALOL NGA List of Lights – Pub.112] Retrieved 10 October 2016

| marking = grey tower with rectangular black daymark

}}}}

Raimmandhoo (Dhivehi: ރަތްމަންދޫ) or Raiymandhoo is one of the inhabited islands of Meemu Atoll.

Geography

The island is {{convert|121|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=3.088889+73.638889&units=k|title=Coordinate Distance Calculator|work=Boulter.com|access-date=7 August 2018}} The land area of the island is {{convert|28.1|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-date=15 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|url-status=dead}} The island was described as having an area of {{convert|21.6|ha|acre|abbr=on}} in 2004 and 2007.{{cite web|url=http://www.atolls.gov.mv/islands.asp?atoll_letter=K%20%20&islandcode=K1%20&atolldhiv=Meemu|title=Raimmandhoo|work=Ministry of Atolls Development|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930160708/http://www.atolls.gov.mv/islands.asp?atoll_letter=K%20%20&islandcode=K1%20&atolldhiv=Meemu|archive-date=30 September 2007}}{{cite web|url=http://www.planning.gov.mv/publications/yrb2004/yrb04/Yearbook/1.Geography/1.5.htm|title=Table 1.5: Area and distance to Male' and atoll capitals, by locality|work=National Bureau of Statistics|access-date=16 August 2018|archive-date=17 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180817023346/http://www.planning.gov.mv/publications/yrb2004/yrb04/Yearbook/1.Geography/1.5.htm|url-status=dead}}

=Ecology=

Parrotfishes, snappers, surgeonfishes and wrasses are common in the waters around the island.{{cite web|url=http://files.epa.gov.mv/file/214|title=EIA for the Jetty Development Project at M.Raiymandhoo|work=Environmental Protection Agency|page=35|date=August 2017|access-date=16 August 2018}}

Demography

{{Historical populations

|align = center

|2006 |156

|2014 |112

|2022 |122

|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=7 August 2018}}

}}

Utilities

The power supply on Raiymandhoo is provided by a combination of solar, wind and diesel power.{{cite web|url=http://www.globalislands.net/userfiles/Maldives5.pdf|title=Renewable Energy Status in the Maldives|work=Global Islands|access-date=16 August 2018}}

Healthcare

Raiymandhoo 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=16 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:Islands of the Maldives

Category:Lighthouses in the Maldives