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Guraidhoo
Inhabited island
Aerial view of Guriadhoo and surrounding atolls
Aerial view of Guriadhoo and surrounding atolls
Guraidhoo is located in Maldives
Guraidhoo
Guraidhoo
Location in Maldives
Coordinates: 03°54′00″N 73°28′06″E / 3.90000°N 73.46833°E / 3.90000; 73.46833
CountryMaldives
Administrative atollKaafu Atoll
Distance to Malé30.77 km (19.12 mi)
Dimensions
 • Length0.675 km (0.419 mi)
 • Width0.500 km (0.311 mi)
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total1,738 (including foreigners)
Time zoneUTC+05:00 (MST)

Guraidhoo (Dhivehi: ގުރައިދޫ) is one of the inhabited islands of Kaafu Atoll in the Maldives.

Geography

The island is 30.77 km (19 mi; 17 nmi) south of the country's capital, Malé.[2] Guraidhoo is less than 1 km (0.62 mi) long and wide. It is located in South Malé Atoll. Guraidhoo is about 31 km (19 mi) from Male Airport - the only way you can reach it is by boat.

Demography

Historical population
YearPop.±%
2006 1,220—    
2014 1,580+29.5%
2006-2014: Census populations
Source: [3]

Economy

Infrastructure

Guraidhoo has about 3000 locals (2023) Guraidhoo has the only psychiatric facility in the Maldives. On 26 March 2021 BML introduces Self-Service Banking in Kaafu Guraidhoo.

Sport

Guraidhoo is recognized for its surfing and turtle snorkeling, dolphins, sand banks, and diving spots plus wind surfing water sports and dolphin back riding

Transport

The public MTCC ferry takes 2 hours and 15 min to reach Guraidhoo. The Escape speedboat ferry takes 45 min.

Speedboat ferry:

Price 2023 25 USD per person. There are 3 departures every day from both Malé and Guraidhoo

Public MTCC ferry (no. 309)

Price 2023 22 MVR per person The ferry departs from Guraidoo Saturday to Thursday at 7 am From Malé it departs Saturday to Thursday at 2.30-3 pm

References

  1. ^ "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 12 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Coordinate Distance Calculator". Boulter.com. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Table 3.3: Total Maldivian Population by Islands" (PDF). National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 12 August 2018.


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