Rakeedhoo

Rakeedhoo
ރަކީދޫ
Inhabited island
Vaavu Atoll
Vaavu Atoll
Rakeedhoo is located in Maldives
Rakeedhoo
Rakeedhoo
Location in Maldives
Coordinates: 03°18′55″N 73°28′10″E / 3.31528°N 73.46944°E / 3.31528; 73.46944
CountryMaldives
Administrative atollVaavu Atoll
Distance to Malé95.2 km (59.2 mi)
Area
 • Total
6.2 ha (15 acres)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
76
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:00 (MST)

Rakeedhoo (Dhivehi: ރަކީދޫ) is one of the inhabited islands of Vaavu Atoll, which is an administrative division of the Maldives.

Geography

The island is 95.2 km (59 mi; 51 nmi) south of the country's capital, Malé. The land area of the island was 6.2 ha (15 acres) in 2018. The land area is up from about 4 ha (9.9 acres) in 2007. In 2003, the island was described as the smallest of the inhabited islands in the atoll.

Demography

Historical population
YearPop.±%
2006 158—    
2014 101−36.1%
2022 76−24.8%
2006-2022: Census populations
Source:

Healthcare

Rakeedhoo has a pharmacy.

References

  1. 1 2 "Table P5: Resident Population by island and sex, 2022" (PDF). Maldives Census. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  2. ↑ "Coordinate Distance Calculator". Boulter.com. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "Table 1.5 : Population, land area, population density and distance to Male' and atoll capitals, by locality" (PDF). National Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 August 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "Rakeedhoo". Ministry of Atolls Development. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007.
  5. ↑ "Socio-economic assessment and monitoring of coral reef resources at Vaavu atoll, Maldives" (PDF). Ministry of Fisheries, Agriculture and Marine Resources. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 August 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "Table 3.3: Total Maldivian Population by Islands" (PDF). National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "Panel of Medical Centers" (PDF). Allied Insurance Company. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 August 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.