Dhaalu Atoll

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Dhaalu Atoll
Atoll Summary
Administrative name	Dhaalu Atoll
Atoll name	Nilandhé Atoll Dhekunuburi
Location	3° 20' N and 3° 03' N
Letter	M
Abbreviation	Dh (ދ)
Capital	Kudahuvadhoo
Population	6694
No. of Islands	56
Inhabited Islands	8
Atoll Chief	Mohamed Shafeeu [1]
Inhabited Islands
Bandidhoo Gemendhoo Hulhudheli Kudahuvadhoo Maaenboodhoo Meedhoo Rinbudhoo Vaanee
Uninhabited Islands
Aluvifushi Bodufushi Bulhalafushi Dhebaidhoo Dhoores Enboodhoofushi Faandhoo Gaadhiffushi Hiriyanfushi Hudhufusheefinolhu Hulhuvehi Issari Kandinma Kanneiyfaru Kedhigandu Kiraidhoo Lhohi Maadheli Maafushi Maagau Maléfaru Meedhuffushi Minimasgali Naibukaloabodufushi Olhuveli Thilabolhufushi Thinhuraa Uddhoo Valla Vallalhohi Velavaroo Vonmuli Resort islands, Airports and Industrial islands are also considered uninhabited

Southern Nilandhe Atoll, Nilande Atoll South or Dhaalu is an administrative division of the Maldives. It corresponds to the natural atoll of the same name.

NOTE: Haa Alifu, Haa Dhaalu, Shaviyani, Noonu, Raa, Baa, etc. (as well as Dhaalu) are code letters assigned to the present administrative divisions of the Maldives. They are not the proper names of these divisions or atolls. The order followed by the code letters is from North to South, beginning with the first letters of the Dhivehi alphabet. These code letters are not accurate from the geographical and cultural point of view. However, they have become popular among tourists and foreigners in the Maldives who find them easier to pronounce than the true atoll names in Dhivehi, (save a few exceptions, like Ari Atoll).

Atolls of the Maldives	v • d • e
Haa Alif Atoll   Haa Dhaalu Atoll   Shaviyani Atoll   Noonu Atoll   Raa Atoll   Baa Atoll   Lhaviyani Atoll   Kaafu Atoll   Alif Alif Atoll   Alif Dhaal Atoll   Vaavu Atoll   Meemu Atoll   Faafu Atoll   Dhaalu Atoll   Thaa Atoll   Laamu Atoll   Gaafu Alif Atoll   Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll   Gnaviyani Atoll   Seenu Atoll