Funadhoo (Shaviyani Atoll)

Funadhoo
Funadhoo is located in Maldives
Funadhoo
Funadhoo
Location in Maldives
Coordinates: 6°8′53.7″N 73°17′24.07″E / 6.148250°N 73.2900194°E / 6.148250; 73.2900194
CountryMaldives
Geographic atollMiladhummadulhu Atoll
Administrative atollShaviyani Atoll
Distance to Malé219.52 km (136.40 mi)
The Island CouncilAhmed Ibrahimfulhu

Ahmed Nazeer

Ali Khalidh [1]
Dimensions
 • Length2.350 km (1.460 mi)
 • Width0.450 km (0.280 mi)
Population
 (2014)[2]
 • Total2,104 (including foreigners)
Time zoneUTC+05:00 (MST)

Funadhoo (Dhivehi: ފުނަދޫ) is one of the inhabited islands of the Shaviyani Atoll administrative division and geographically part of the Miladhummadulhu Atoll in the Maldives. Funadhoo is a very common Maldivian place name and is derived from the Dhivehi name for the tree Calophyllum inophyllum (or Funa) which grows on the shores of some islands. It is the administrative capital of Shaviyani Atoll.

  1. ^ "Local Government Authority Maldives".
  2. ^ "Table PP5: Resident Population by sex, nationality and locality (administrative islands), 2014" (PDF). Population and Households Census 2014. National Bureau of Statistics. p. 33. Retrieved 10 August 2018.