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Vashafaru

ވަށަފަރު

  • 476People (2022)
  • 305 kmFrom Malé
  • HAHaa Alifu
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About Vashafaru

Vashafaru is an inhabited island in Haa Alifu Atoll (Thiladhunmathi Uthuruburi), in the northern Maldives. It lies about 305 km north of Malé, the capital. At the 2022 census it was home to 476 people, 6% 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 · 8.0 kmMangrove & wetlandBaarahHaa Alifu · 51 ha · 10.9 km

Nearest islands

  1. NaridhooResort island3.8 km west
  2. BeenaafushiUninhabited island4.4 km north-west
  3. KandaalifinolhuUninhabited island4.7 km north-west
  4. DhihdhooInhabited island5.4 km west
  5. AlidhooResort island5.5 km south
  6. DhapparuhuraaUninhabited island5.9 km east

Inhabited islands of Haa Alifu Atoll

BaarahDhihdhooFilladhooHathifushiHuvarafushiIhavandhooKelaaMaarandhooMulhadhooMuraidhooThakandhooThuraakunuUligamuUtheemuAll 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.