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Kaashidhoo

ކާށިދޫ

  • 2,450People (2022)
  • 87 kmFrom Malé
  • 2.8 km²Land area
  • 1Species recorded
  • KKaafu
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About Kaashidhoo

Kaashidhoo is an inhabited island in Kaafu Atoll (Male Atholhu), in the central Maldives. It lies about 87 km north of Malé, the capital. At the 2022 census it was home to 2,450 people, 31% more than in 2014. Its land area is about 2.8 km². Kaafu Atoll has 106 mapped islands: 12 inhabited and 73 resorts.

Location

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Species recorded on Kaashidhoo 1

Sonneratia caseolaris – KuhlhavahSonneratia caseolaris – Kuhlhavah

Dive sites & protected areas nearby

Mangrove & wetlandKaashidhoo Wetland AreaKaafu · 43 ha · 1.0 km

Nearest islands

  1. GaafaruInhabited island25 km south
  2. OlhuhaliResort island30 km south
  3. KagiResort island31 km south
  4. AligaaUninhabited island33 km north
  5. AkirifushiResort island36 km south
  6. MaduvvariUninhabited island37 km north

Inhabited islands of Kaafu Atoll

DhiffushiGaafaruGulhiGuraidhooHinmafushiHulhumaleHuraaMaafushiMaléThulusdhooVilingiliAll 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.