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Inhabited island · Kaafu Atoll

Vilingili

  • 6,956People (0000)
  • 2.7 kmFrom Malé
  • 0.39 km²Land area
  • 1Species recorded
  • KKaafu
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About Vilingili

Vilingili is an inhabited island in Kaafu Atoll (Male Atholhu), in the central Maldives. It lies about 2.7 km west of Malé, the capital. At the 0000 census it was home to 6,956 people. Its land area is about 0.39 km². Kaafu Atoll has 106 mapped islands: 12 inhabited and 73 resorts.

Location

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Species recorded on Vilingili 1

Brown Land Crab – Cardisoma carnifexBrown Land Crab – Cardisoma carnifex

Dive sites & protected areas nearby

Dive siteHans Hass Place (Gulhi Falhu)Kaafu · 11 ha · 2.1 kmShipwreckMaldives Victory WreckKaafu · 5 ha · 4.5 kmDive siteLions Head (Thilafalhu Miyaruvani)Kaafu · 150 ha · 6.6 kmDive siteBanana Reef (Gaathu Giri)Kaafu · 177 ha · 9.0 kmDive siteGiravaru Kuda HaaKaafu · 258 ha · 9.1 kmDive siteEmbudhoo KanduolhiKaafu · 631 ha · 10.9 km

Nearest islands

  1. MaléInhabited island2.7 km east
  2. FonadhooUninhabited island3.8 km east
  3. DhoonidhooUninhabited island4.1 km north-east
  4. FeydhoofinolhuResort island4.5 km north
  5. ThilafushiIndustrial island4.5 km west
  6. HulhuleUninhabited island5.2 km east

Inhabited islands of Kaafu Atoll

DhiffushiGaafaruGulhiGuraidhooHinmafushiHulhumaleHuraaKaashidhooMaafushiMaléThulusdhooAll 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.