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_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=34|work=Population and Households Census 2014|publisher=National Bureau of Statistics|access-date=12 August 2018}}

| 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

|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=12 August 2018}}

}}

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

Category:Alif Alif Atoll

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