Maavaidhoo (Dhivehi: މާވައިދޫ) is one of the inhabited islands of Haa Dhaalu Atoll administrative division and geographically part of Thiladhummathi Atoll in the north of the Maldives.
Maavaidhoo | |
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Coordinates: 06°30′55″N 73°03′04″E / 6.51528°N 73.05111°E | |
Country | Maldives |
Geographic atoll | Thiladhummathi Atoll |
Administrative atoll | Haa Dhaalu Atoll |
Distance to Malé | 262.67 km (163.22 mi) |
Government | |
• Island Chief | Abdur-Rahman Moosa |
Dimensions | |
• Length | 0.870 km (0.541 mi) |
• Width | 0.600 km (0.373 mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 525 |
Time zone | UTC+05:00 (MST) |
The island was severely damaged by the great cyclone of 1821 that hit the northern atolls of the Maldives.