Funadhoo (Shaviyani Atoll)
Funadhoo (Dhivehi: ފުނަދޫ) is one of the inhabited islands of the Shaviyani Atoll administrative division and geographically part of the Miladhummadulhu Atoll in the Maldives. Funadhoo is a very common Maldivian place name and is derived from the Dhivehi name for the tree Calophyllum inophyllum (or Funa) which grows on the shores of some islands. It is the administrative capital of Shaviyani Atoll.
Funadhoo | |
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Funadhoo Location in Maldives | |
| Coordinates: 6°8′53.7″N 73°17′24.07″E | |
| Country | Maldives |
| Geographic atoll | Miladhummadulhu Atoll |
| Administrative atoll | Shaviyani Atoll |
| Distance to Malé | 219.52 km (136.40 mi) |
| The Island Council | Ahmed Ibrahimfulhu
Ahmed Nazeer Ali Khalidh |
| Dimensions | |
| • Length | 2.350 km (1.460 mi) |
| • Width | 0.450 km (0.280 mi) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 2,104 (including foreigners) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:00 (MST) |
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