Addu Atoll at a glance
Addu Atoll or
Seenu Atoll is the
southern most atoll of the Republic of Maldives.
Only six of the islands in the Atoll are inhabited
and they are Meedhoo, Hithadhoo, Maradhoo, Feydhoo,
Gan, and Hulhudhoo with the total population just
over 18,000. Along with Huvadhu Atoll and Fua Mulaku,
Addu is separated from the other Maldivian atolls by
the one and half degree channel.
Administrative name:
Addu Atoll (Seenu Atholhu)
Location:
0° 36' S and 0° 44' S
Letter: S
Number of Islands :
23
Inhabited Islands :06
Uninhabited Islands :
25
Industrial
Islands : 01 (
Gan - Airport )
Resort Island :
01 ( Vilingili -Under
Construction)
Capital island:
S.Hithadhoo
Independence from the United
Kingdom:
11 Sep 1963
Distance to Male : 478 km
Lat : 0.28º S
Long : 72.43º E
Area : 37.7 sq. km
Depth to nearest land
: 2000 m
Nearest island :
Fuahmulah
Distance : 30 km
Nearest Country :
Sri Lanka
Approximate Distance
: 1150 km-nne:
Climate : Tropical monsoon
Temperature :
28oC - 32oC
Mean Annual Rain fall
: 2810mm
Population : 28707
( est dec 2004 )
Population Density :
1138 persons/sq km
Growth Rate :
0.2%/yr Incriment
Economic Activities :
fishing, agriculture, construction and tourism
Education :
Primary,secondary,higher
secondary and tertiary institutional education are
available in Addu Atoll.
Main Language:
Dhivehi ( Addu Dialect - unique and limited to addu
atoll only , English is widely spoken )
Inhabited Islands:
Feydhoo, Hithadhoo, Hulhudhoo, Maradhoo, Maradhoo-Feydhoo and
Meedhoo
Uninhabited Islands:
Aboohéra, Bodu Hajara, Boduhéragandu, Dhigihéra, Fahikédéhérangada,
Gan, Gaukendi, Geskalhuhéra,
Hankedé,
Hankedé Hajara, Heréthéré, Hikihéra Kafathalhaa Héra Kandu Huraa, Kédévaahéra, Koahera, Kuda Kandihéréganda, Maahera, Maamendhoo, Madihéra, Mulikédé, Savaaheli, Vashahéra and
Villingili
