Rasdhoo
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Rasdhoo
| 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|4|15|46|N|72|59|29|E|region:MV|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Maldives
| subdivision_type1 = Geographic atoll
| subdivision_name1 = Rasdhukuramathi Atoll
| subdivision_type2 = Administrative atoll
| subdivision_name2 = Alif Alif Atoll
| subdivision_type3 = Distance to Malé
| subdivision_name3 = {{convert|58.26|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 = 0.575
| width_km = 0.400
| population_total = 1067 (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
}}
Rasdhoo (Dhivehi: ރަސްދޫ) (Rasdu in the Admiralty Chart) is an inhabited island of the Maldives. It is also the capital of the Alif Alif Atoll administrative division.
Geography
The island is {{convert|58.26|km|mi nmi|0|abbr=on}} west of the country's capital, Malé.{{cite web|url=http://boulter.com/gps/distance/?from=4.175278+73.508889&to=4.262778+72.991389&units=k|title=Coordinate Distance Calculator|work=Boulter.com|access-date=12 August 2018}} It is the only inhabited island of a small natural atoll known as Rasdhoo, Rasdu or Ross Atoll located a few miles off NE Ari Atoll.
Demography
{{Historical populations
|align = center
|2006 |900
|2014 |949
|footnote = 2006-2014: Census populations
}}
Economy
As of September 2016, Rasdhoo has sixteen guesthouses.
Transport
A thrice-a-week ferry service or daily speedboats operate between Malé and Rasdhoo.
See also
References
{{Reflist|30em}}
- Divehi Tārīkhah Au Alikameh. Divehi Bahāi Tārikhah Khidmaiykurā Qaumī Markazu. Reprint 1958 edn. Malé 1990.
- Divehiraajjege Jōgrafīge Vanavaru. Muhammadu Ibrahim Lutfee. G.Sōsanī.
- Xavier Romero-Frias, The Maldive Islanders, A Study of the Popular Culture of an Ancient Ocean Kingdom. Barcelona 1999.
Further reading
- {{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/coralreefsofworl0000unse/page/202|title=Coral Reefs of the World|volume=2: Indian Ocean, Red Sea and Gulf|first=Susan M.|last=Wells|publisher=UNEP|location=Nairobi, Kenya|pages=[https://archive.org/details/coralreefsofworl0000unse/page/202 202-3]|isbn=2-88032-944-2|oclc=681206147}}
{{Islands of the Maldives}}
Category:Islands of the Maldives
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