Ungoofaaru

Inhabited island in Maldives

Ungoofaaru އުނގޫފާރު
Inhabited island
05°40′05″N 73°01′50″E / 5.66806°N 73.03056°E / 5.66806; 73.03056
Country	Maldives
Administrative atoll	Northern Maalhosmadulhu Atoll
Distance to Malé	173.39 km (107.74 mi)
Government
• Island Chief	Ab.
Dimensions
• Length	0.775 km (0.482 mi)
• Width	0.450 km (0.280 mi)
Population (2022)^[1]
• Total	1,531 (Registered Population)
Time zone	UTC+05:00 (MST)

Ungoofaaru (Dhivehi: އުނގޫފާރު) is an inhabited island located in Northern Maalhosmadulhu Atoll. It is also the capital of Northern Maalhosmadulhu Atoll.

Geography

The island is 173.39 km (108 mi; 94 nmi) north of the country's capital, Malé.^[2] The island is quite small, being about 0.775 km (0.482 mi) long and 0.450 km (0.280 mi), It is located on the Eastern rim of the atoll, along with many other inhabited islands of the same Atoll.

Demography

Following the 2004 tsunami, the residents of the devastated Kandholhudhoo island were moved into temporary accommodation on Ungoofaaru, before being rehoused on nearby Dhuvaafaru in 2008.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
2006	2,988	—
2014	1,388	−53.5%
2022	1,531	+10.3%
2006-2022: Census populations Source: ^[3]^[4]

Infastructure

Ungoofaaru school is located in the center of the island. The island has 3 mosques, Ungoofaaru Islamic Centre, Ungoofaaru Anhenunge Miskiyy (Ungoofaaru Girls Mosque) and Masjid Al-Thaquvaa. The island is the location for Ungoofaaru Regional Hospital, the largest hospital in the Northern Province.

References

^ "Table PP5: Resident Population by sex, nationality and locality (administrative islands), 2014" (PDF). Population and Households Census 2014. National Bureau of Statistics. p. 34. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
^ "Coordinate Distance Calculator". Boulter.com. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
^ "Table 3.3: Total Maldivian Population by Islands" (PDF). National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
^ https://isles.gov.mv/Island/DetailsEn/212