Maakurathu (Raa Atoll)

Maakurathu
Maakurathu is located in Maldives
Maakurathu
Maakurathu
Location in Maldives
Coordinates: 05°36′20″N 73°02′35″E / 5.60556°N 73.04306°E / 5.60556; 73.04306
CountryMaldives
Administrative atollRaa Atoll
Distance to Malé166.39 km (103.39 mi)
Government
 • President of councilMohmmed Rameez
Area
 • Total0.50 km2 (0.19 sq mi)
Dimensions
 • Length0.935 km (0.581 mi)
 • Width0.829 km (0.515 mi)
Population
 (December 2023)[1] [citation needed]
 • Total1,382
 • Density2,800/km2 (7,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:00 (MST)

Maakurathu (Dhivehi: މާކުރަތު) is one of the inhabited islands of Raa Atoll in the Maldives. Sultan Mohamed I is from Maakurathu. He is also the husband of Sultana Raadhafathi.

  1. ^ "Table PP5: Resident Population by sex, nationality and locality (administrative islands), 2014" (PDF). Population and Households Census 2014. National Bureau of Statistics. p. 34. Retrieved 11 August 2019.