Maabaidhoo

Not to be confused with Maavaidhoo.

Maabaidhoo
Inhabited island
Maabaidhoo Location in Maldives
Coordinates: 02°01′45″N 73°31′55″E / 2.02917°N 73.53194°E / 2.02917; 73.53194
Country	Maldives
Administrative atoll	Laamu Atoll
Distance to Malé	237.33 km (147.47 mi)
Government
• Island Chief	Ali Firaagu moosa
Dimensions
• Length	1.525 km (0.948 mi)
• Width	0.500 km (0.311 mi)
Population  (2014)[1]
• Total	649 (including foreigners)
Time zone	UTC+05:00 (MST)

Maabaidhoo (Dhivehi: މާބައިދޫ) is one of the inhabited islands of Laamu Atoll, Medhu-dekunu Province.

It has its own dialect of Dhivehi which is considerably different from northern and mid-Maldivian speech. Kadhdhoo Airport is situated on a nearby island. Maabaidhoo also has one of the 4 mangroves in Maldives.

Geography

The island is 237.33 km (147 mi; 128 nmi) south of the country's capital, Malé.^[2]

Demography

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
2006	690	—
2020	2,000	+189.9%
2006-2014: Census populations Source: [3]

References

1. "Table PP5: Resident Population by sex, nationality and locality (administrative islands), 2014" (PDF). Population and Households Census 2014. National Bureau of Statistics. p. 35. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
2. "Coordinate Distance Calculator". Boulter.com. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
3. "Table 3.3: Total Maldivian Population by Islands" (PDF). National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 8 August 2018.