Vaavu Atoll

Vaavu Atoll
atoll of the Maldives
Location of Vaavu in Maldives
Country	Maldives
Corresponding geographic atoll(s)	Felidhu Atoll
Location	3° 41' N and 3° 13' N
Capital	Felidhoo
Government
• Atoll Chief	Ali Rasheed Abdul Rahman [1]
Population
• Total	1,601
Letter code	J
Dhivehi letter code	V (ވ)
• Number of islands	19
• Inhabited islands	Felidhoo * Fulidhoo * Keyodhoo * Rakeedhoo * Thinadhoo
• Uninhabited islands	Aarah, Alimathaa, Anbaraa, Bodumohoraa, Dhiggiri, Fussfaruhuraa, Hingaahuraa, Hulhidhoo, Kuda-anbaraa, Kudhiboli, Kunavashi, Maafussaru, Medhugiri, Thunduhuraa, Raggadu, Ruhhurihuraa, Vashugiri, Vattaru, Fottheyo
Resort islands(*), airports(¤) and industrial islands are also considered uninhabited.

Vaavu Atoll is an administrative division of the Maldives, comprising the natural atolls of Felidhu Atoll and the Vattaru Reef.

It is the smallest administrative atoll in the Maldives in terms of population.

This atoll is located 40 miles (64 km) from the capital Malé, 60 minutes by speedboat, and 3 hours by dhoni.

The Vaavu Atoll administrative division includes two geographical atolls.

1 - Felidhoo Atoll

The main atoll, where all islands except one are located. The atoll is shaped like a diamond (or a 45° square) which the reef of fottheyo stretching eastward

2 - Vattaru Atoll

The only atoll which is not inhabited, it contains only one island, Vattaru. Its geographical location coupled with the fact that it is uninhabited makes it a very isolated area that does not get many visitors.

Vaavu Atoll has the largest reef in Maldives, that is the reef of Foththeyo.

The easternmost geographical point of the Maldives is located at Fottheyo Muli, close to Foththeyo-bodufushi Island.^[1]

No remains from the Buddhist period have been found on this atoll.