Huraa

About Huraa

Huraa is an inhabited island in Kaafu Atoll (Male Atholhu), in the central Maldives. It lies about 20 km north-east of Malé, the capital. At the 2022 census it was home to 1,654 people, 27% more than in 2014. Kaafu Atoll has 106 mapped islands: 12 inhabited and 73 resorts.

Location

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Species recorded on Huraa 6

Yellow Mangrove (Ceriops tagal) – KaramanaBruguiera gymnorrhiza – Boda VakiBrown Land Crab – Cardisoma carnifexParaleptuca Crassipes – thick-legged fiddler crabTetragonal Fiddler CrabGelasimus tetragononWhy Do Mangrove Crabs (Cardisoma carnifex) Climb Trees?

Also mentioning Huraa

Grey Heron – Maakanaa

Dive sites & protected areas nearby

Mangrove & wetlandHuraa MangroveKaafu · 5 ha · 0.1 kmIsland reserveThanburudhoo RegionKaafu · 316 ha · 2.8 kmDive siteNassimo Thila (Lankan Thila)Kaafu · 264 ha · 9.3 kmDive siteBanana Reef (Gaathu Giri)Kaafu · 177 ha · 13.0 km

Nearest islands

1. KudahuraaResort island0.7 km south-west
2. KanifinolhuResort island1.3 km north-east
3. VabboahuraaUninhabited island1.7 km south
4. KanuoiyhuraaResort island2.0 km south-west
5. LhohifushiResort island2.7 km north-east
6. ThanburudhooResort island2.7 km south-west

Inhabited islands of Kaafu Atoll

DhiffushiGaafaruGulhiGuraidhooHinmafushiHulhumaleKaashidhooMaafushiMaléThulusdhooVilingiliAll islands of the atoll →

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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.