Northern Miladhunmadulhu Atoll
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Shaviyani Atoll Image:Northern Miladhunmadulhu Atoll.png |
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| Atoll Summary | |
| Administrative name | Shaviyani Atoll |
| Atoll name | Miladhunmadulu Uthuruburi |
| Location | 6°30' N and 5°58' N |
| Letter | C |
| Abbreviation | Sh (ށ) |
| Capital | Funadhoo |
| Population | 14502 |
| No. of Islands | 51 |
| Inhabited Islands | 16 |
| Atoll Chief | Mohamed Mahir [1] |
| Inhabited Islands | |
| Bileffahi Feevah Feydhoo Firunbaidhoo Foakaidhoo Funadhoo Goidhoo Kanditheemu Komandoo Lhaimagu Maakandoodhoo Maaungoodhoo Maroshi Milandhoo Narudhoo Noomaraa | |
| Uninhabited Islands | |
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Resort islands, Airports and Industrial islands are also considered uninhabited |
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Northern Miladhunmadulhu atoll (code name Shaviyani Atoll) is an administrative division of the Maldives. It corresponds to the northern section of Miladhunmadulhu atoll located in the north of the Maldives.
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[edit] Geography
This administrative atoll is 37 miles long, it is the third atoll from the northern edge of the country, and is assigned the Maldivian letter 'Shaviyani' and the Latin letter 'C' as the atoll code. It comprises 51 islands of which 16 are inhabited.
[edit] Economy
The population of the atoll crossed 14000 in 2003.
Fishing and agriculture form the mainstay of the atoll's economy. Fishing is engaged in throughout the year, with pole, line and reef fishing practised in various islands in the atoll. The atoll is also known for craftsmanship, such as mat and rope weaving.
Several inhabitants work in the tourism industry and other commercial trades in the Maldivian capital, Malé.
[edit] Administration
The atoll office is responsible for public services, development and economic affairs. The Shaviyani Atoll Office was founded in 1958. Operating from Lhaimagu earlier, it was shifted to the current capital Funadhoo in January 1968.
[edit] References
- Divehi Tārīkhah Au Alikameh. Divehi Bahāi Tārikhah Khidmaiykurā Qaumī Markazu. Reprint 1958 edn. Male’ 1990.
- Divehiraajjege Jōgrafīge Vanavaru. Muhammadu Ibrahim Lutfee. G.Sōsanī.
