Gadhdhoo

Gadhdhoo
Gadhdhoo is located in Maldives
Gadhdhoo
Gadhdhoo
Location in Maldives
Coordinates: 00°17′25″N 73°27′25″E / 0.29028°N 73.45694°E / 0.29028; 73.45694
CountryMaldives
Administrative atollGaafu Dhaalu Atoll
Distance to Malé429.63 km (266.96 mi)
Dimensions
 • Length1.850 km (1.150 mi)
 • Width0.580 km (0.360 mi)
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total4,052 (including foreigners)
Time zoneUTC+05:00 (MST)

Gadhdhoo (Dhivehi: ގައްދޫ), is the second most populated island in Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll. It has its own dialect of Dhivehi which is considerably different from northern and mid-Maldivian speech (more of a southern accent).

Aerial View of Gadhdhoo
  1. ^ "Table PP5: Resident Population by sex, nationality and locality (administrative islands), 2014" (PDF). Population and Households Census 2014. National Bureau of Statistics. p. 36. Retrieved 14 August 2018.