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Kelaa

ކެލާ

  • 1,117People (2022)
  • 311 kmFrom Malé
  • HAHaa Alifu
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About Kelaa

Kelaa is an inhabited island in Haa Alifu Atoll (Thiladhunmathi Uthuruburi), in the northern Maldives. It lies about 311 km north of Malé, the capital. At the 2022 census it was home to 1,117 people, 4% more than in 2014. Haa Alifu Atoll has 43 mapped islands: 15 inhabited and 9 resorts.

Location

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Dive sites & protected areas nearby

Mangrove & wetlandKelaa KandoofaaHaa Alifu · 112 ha · 1.2 km

Nearest islands

  1. DhapparuhuraaUninhabited island4.4 km south
  2. FilladhooInhabited island8.8 km south
  3. VashafaruInhabited island8.8 km south-west
  4. BeenaafushiUninhabited island9.3 km west
  5. KandaalifinolhuUninhabited island9.9 km west
  6. NaridhooResort island12 km south-west

Inhabited islands of Haa Alifu Atoll

BaarahDhihdhooFilladhooHathifushiHuvarafushiIhavandhooMaarandhooMulhadhooMuraidhooThakandhooThuraakunuUligamuUtheemuVashafaruAll 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.