Maavaidhoo (Haa Dhaalu Atoll)
Maavaidhoo (Dhivehi: މާވައިދޫ) is one of the inhabited islands of Haa Dhaalu Atoll administrative division and geographically part of Thiladhummathi Atoll in the north of the Maldives.
Maavaidhoo | |
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  Maavaidhoo Location in Maldives | |
| Coordinates: 06°30′55″N 73°03′04″E | |
| Country | Maldives |
| Geographic atoll | Thiladhummathi Atoll |
| Administrative atoll | Haa Dhaalu Atoll |
| Distance to Malé | 262.67 km (163.22 mi) |
| Government | |
| • Island Chief | Abdur-Rahman Moosa |
| Dimensions | |
| • Length | 0.870 km (0.541 mi) |
| • Width | 0.600 km (0.373 mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 525 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:00 (MST) |
The island was severely damaged by the great cyclone of 1821 that hit the northern atolls of the Maldives.
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