Rasdhoo
Inhabited island
Rasdhoo Location in Maldives
Coordinates: 4°15′46″N 72°59′29″E / 4.26278°N 72.99139°E / 4.26278; 72.99139
Country	Maldives
Geographic atoll	Rasdhukuramathi Atoll
Administrative atoll	Alif Alif Atoll
Distance to Malé	58.26 km (36.20 mi)
Dimensions
• Length	0.575 km (0.357 mi)
• Width	0.400 km (0.249 mi)
Population  (2014)[1]
• Total	1,067 (including foreigners)
Time zone	UTC+05:00 (MST)

Rasdhoo (Dhivehi: ރަސްދޫ) (Rasdu in the Admiralty Charts) is an inhabited island of the Maldives. It is also the capital of the Alif Alif Atoll administrative division.

Geography

The island is 58.26 km (36 mi; 31 nmi) west of the country's capital, Malé.^[2] It is the only inhabited island of a small natural atoll known as Rasdhoo, Rasdu or Ross Atoll located a few miles off NE Ari Atoll.

Demography

Economy

As of September 2016, Rasdhoo has sixteen guesthouses.

Transport

The island can be reached by ferry thrice a week from Malé or by daily speedboats between Malé and Rasdhoo.