Maavah (Laamu Atoll)

Maavah (Dhivehi: މާވަށް) is one of the inhabited mish'al islands of Laamu Atoll.

Maavah
Inhabited island
Maavah
Location in Maldives
Coordinates: 01°53′08″N 73°14′38″E
CountryMaldives
Administrative atollLaamu Atoll
Distance to Malé254.9 km (158.4 mi)
Dimensions
 • Length1.500 km (0.932 mi)
 • Width1.000 km (0.621 mi)
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total1,530 (including foreigners)
Time zoneUTC+05:00 (MST)

Geography

The island is 254.9 km (158 mi; 138 nmi) south of the country's capital, Malé.[2]

Demography
Historical population
YearPop.±%
2006 1,373—    
2014 1,400+2.0%
2006-2014: Census populations
Source: [3]

References
  1. "Table PP5: Resident Population by sex, nationality and locality (administrative islands), 2014" (PDF). Population and Households Census 2014. National Bureau of Statistics. p. 35. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  2. "Coordinate Distance Calculator". Boulter.com. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  3. "Table 3.3: Total Maldivian Population by Islands" (PDF). National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 8 August 2018.


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