| Maakurathu | |
|---|---|
| Island Summary | |
| Belongs to | Raa Atoll |
| Location | 73°02'35"E, 05°36'20"N |
| Area | 44.22Hec |
| Population | 1128 |
| Length | 925 m (0.57 mi) |
| Width | 825 m (0.51 mi) |
| Distance from Malé | 165.96 km (89.61 nmi) |
| Administrative Information | |
| Island Chief | Hassan Ahmed |
Maakurathu (Dhivehi: މާކުރަތު) is one of the inhabited islands of Raa Atoll in the Maldives. Population of the island is 1128 as per census 2007. Among which 538 are women and 590 are men.
Maakurathu location coordinates are 73°02′52″E, 05°36′41″N. Maakurathu is approximately 3035ft in length and 2706ft in width. The area of the island is approximately 4,671,537sq.ft. and 166.08 km from capital Male’.
The main source of income to the community is by lobster and seafood trade, fishing, agriculture, masonry, thatch weaving and rope making.
There is one government school “Maakurathu School” which provides education from grade 1 to 10 and one pre-school which is owned and run by the public and backed by Maakurathu Sports Club which provides education for Lower and Upper Kindergarten.
There are totally 3 mosques in the island among which 1 is for men and 2 is for women. Namely Majid-Al-Salaam, Masjid-Al-Anwaar and Masjid-Al-(******) respectively. The 2 mosques for women are relatively small compared to the mosque for men. Masjid-Al-Salaam has been completely demolished in August 2007 to build a new mosque. Since then Masjid-Al-Anwaar has been used temporarily for men to perform their prayers. It was expected to complete the new mosque within 8 months of contract but it seems it will take few more months before the people can use the eagerly awaited new mosque.
There are three clubs and NGO's operating in Maakurathu. They are: