Thinadhoo City | |
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| Thinadhoo City | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Maledives_relief_location_map.jpg)  Thinadhoo City Location in Maldives | |
| Coordinates: 0°31′48.83″N 72°59′47.44″E / 0.5302306°N 72.9965111°E | |
| Country | Maldives |
| Administrative atoll | Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll |
| Distance to Malé | 407.06 km (252.94 mi) |
| Government | |
| • Council | Thinadhoo City Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.192 km2 (0.460 sq mi) |
| Dimensions | |
| • Length | 1.560 km (0.969 mi) |
| • Width | 0.922 km (0.573 mi) |
| Population (2014)[1] | |
| • Total | 5,230 (including foreigners) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:00 (MST) |
Thinadhoo City is the capital of Gaafu Dhaalu region in the atoll of Huvadhu and the proposed capital for the Upper South Province of the Maldives. It has its own dialect of Dhivehi which is considerably different from northern speech.
The name Thinadhoo is derived from Euphorbia hirta, locally known as Thina Vina (Thina Weed), a pantropical weed used for herbal medicines which grew in the island.[2]
The island was formerly known as Havaru Thinadhoo and it was the traditional seat of the Atoll Chief. The island has a vibrant history of unrest and revolution.[3]
Thinadhoo was the wealthiest island in the country before it was forcefully depopulated and demolished entirely in 1962.[4] The rich merchants of the island were known to have assisted even the capital when in need.[5]
- ^ "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.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
:0was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Thinadhoo: Revolution, Bloodbath and Peace" (PDF).
- ^ "Thinadhoo Council files transitional justice case regarding the 1962 forced depopulation by Maldives government". 13 September 2021.
- ^ "އައްޒަގެ ދިރާސީ ބަސް: ސުވަދުންމަތީ މީހުންގެ ނުތަނަވަސްކަމުގެ ފެށުން". 17 August 2020.