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Fuvahmulah

ފުވައްމުލައް

  • 14,200People (2022)
  • 497 kmFrom Malé
  • 5.1 km²Land area
  • 6Species recorded
  • GNGnaviyani
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About Fuvahmulah

Fuvahmulah is an inhabited island in Gnaviyani Atoll (Fuvahmulah), in the southern Maldives. It lies about 497 km south of Malé, the capital. It is the administrative capital of Gnaviyani Atoll. At the 2022 census it was home to 14,200 people, 2% more than in 2014. Its land area is about 5.1 km².

Location

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Species recorded on Fuvahmulah 6

Dhandifulhu Dhooni – White-tailed TropicbirdDhandifulhu Dhooni – White-tailed TropicbirdPhaethon lepturusDhon Dheeni – Blue-billed White-Tern (Gygis candida)Dhon Dheeni – Blue-billed White-Tern (Gygis candida)Sonneratia caseolaris – KuhlhavahSonneratia caseolaris – KuhlhavahIschnura senegalensis – Common Bluetail DamselflyIschnura senegalensis – Common Bluetail DamselflyDragonflies in the MaldivesDragonflies in the MaldivesLime Berry – Kudhilunboa ކުދި ލުނބޯLime Berry – Kudhilunboa ކުދި ލުނބޯTrifoliata

Dive sites & protected areas nearby

Mangrove & wetlandBandaara kilhi and surrounding wetlandsGnaviyani · 41 ha · 0.8 kmMangrove & wetlandDhandimagu KilhiGnaviyani · 69 ha · 1.4 kmProtected areaThoondi AreaGnaviyani · 32 ha · 2.3 kmProtected areaFarikede AreaGnaviyani · 637 ha · 2.8 km

Nearest islands

  1. MeedhooInhabited island39 km south-west
  2. KudheheraUninhabited island39 km south-west
  3. HikaheraUninhabited island39 km south-west
  4. IsmehelaheraResort island39 km south-west
  5. KedevaaheraUninhabited island40 km south-west
  6. HulhudhooInhabited island40 km south-west

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Island data: Wikidata (CC0) and the island register used by the Dhiveshi almanac; population from the Maldives Population and Housing Census (2014, 2022) where available. Maps © OpenStreetMap contributors, satellite imagery © Esri. Photos from Wikimedia Commons are credited with their author and licence.