Keyodhoo (Vaavu Atoll) Explained

Keyodhoo
Native Name Lang:dv
Settlement Type:Inhabited island
Pushpin Map:Maldives
Pushpin Relief:y
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Maldives
Coordinates:3.4625°N 73.5492°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Maldives
Subdivision Type1:Geographic atoll
Subdivision Type2:Administrative atoll
Subdivision Name2:Vaavu Atoll
Subdivision Type3:Distance to Malé
Subdivision Name3:78.95km (49.06miles)
Seat Type:Capital
Parts Type:Geographic atolls
Parts Style:list
Leader Title:Council
Leader Title3:Mayor
Leader Title4:Island Chief
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:0.073
Length Km:0.500
Width Km:0.250
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:800(including foreigners)
Population As Of:2019
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset:+05:00
Postal Code Type:Assigned Letter
Postal2 Code Type:Assigned Letter
Area Code Type:Area code(s)
Blank Name Sec2:Number of Islands
Blank1 Name Sec2:Inhabited
Blank2 Name Sec2:Uninhabited
Blank3 Name Sec2:Total

Keyodhoo (Divehi; Dhivehi; Maldivian: ކެޔޮދޫ) is the most populous of the islands of Vaavu Atoll, which is an administrative division of the Maldives.

Geography

The island is 78.950NaN0 south of the country's capital, Malé.[2] The land area of the island is 11.9ha in 2018.[3] The land area is up from about 7.3ha in 2007.[4]

Healthcare

A health center has been established at the island replacing a smaller health post in the past.[5]

Transport

By 2003, a harbour had been built for the island.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Table PP5: Resident Population by sex, nationality and locality (administrative islands), 2014. 35. Population and Households Census 2014. National Bureau of Statistics. 6 August 2018.
  2. Web site: Coordinate Distance Calculator. Boulter.com. 6 August 2018.
  3. Web site: Table 1.5 : Population, land area, population density and distance to Male' and atoll capitals, by locality. National Bureau of Statistics. 16 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180815024217/http://statisticsmaldives.gov.mv/yearbook/2018/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2018/07/1.5.pdf. 15 August 2018. dead.
  4. Web site: Keyodhoo. Ministry of Atolls Development. https://web.archive.org/web/20070930182842/http://www.atolls.gov.mv/islands.asp?atoll_letter=J%20%20&islandcode=J4%20&atolldhiv=Vaavu. 30 September 2007.
  5. Web site: Panel of Medical Centers. Allied Insurance Company. 16 August 2018. 15 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180815024554/https://allied.mv/resources/page/file/Medical%20Center%20Panel_2018%20Expatriate(2).pdf. dead.
  6. Web site: Socio-economic assessment and monitoring of coral reef resources at Vaavu atoll, Maldives. Ministry of Fisheries, Agriculture and Marine Resources. 9. 16 August 2018.