Rakeedhoo

Rakeedhoo ރަކީދޫ
Inhabited island
Vaavu Atoll
Rakeedhoo Location in Maldives
Coordinates: 03°18′55″N 73°28′10″E / 3.31528°N 73.46944°E / 3.31528; 73.46944
Country	Maldives
Administrative atoll	Vaavu Atoll
Distance to Malé	95.2 km (59.2 mi)
Area
• Total	6.2 ha (15 acres)
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	76
• Density	1,200/km^2 (3,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+05:00 (MST)

Rakeedhoo (Dhivehi: ރަކީދޫ) is one of the inhabited islands of Vaavu Atoll, which is an administrative division of the Maldives.

Geography

The island is 95.2 km (59 mi; 51 nmi) south of the country's capital, Malé.^[2] The land area of the island was 6.2 ha (15 acres) in 2018.^[3] The land area is up from about 4 ha (9.9 acres) in 2007.^[4] In 2003, the island was described as the smallest of the inhabited islands in the atoll.^[5]

Demography

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
2006	158	—
2014	101	−36.1%
2022	76	−24.8%
2006-2022: Census populations Source: [6][1]

Healthcare

Rakeedhoo has a pharmacy.^[7]

References

1. "Table P5: Resident Population by island and sex, 2022" (PDF). Maldives Census. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
2. "Coordinate Distance Calculator". Boulter.com. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
3. "Table 1.5 : Population, land area, population density and distance to Male' and atoll capitals, by locality" (PDF). National Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 August 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
4. "Rakeedhoo". Ministry of Atolls Development. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007.
5. "Socio-economic assessment and monitoring of coral reef resources at Vaavu atoll, Maldives" (PDF). Ministry of Fisheries, Agriculture and Marine Resources. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 August 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
6. "Table 3.3: Total Maldivian Population by Islands" (PDF). National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
7. "Panel of Medical Centers" (PDF). Allied Insurance Company. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 August 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.