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Gaafaru

Gaafaru (Dhivehi: ގާފަރު) is one of the inhabited islands of Kaafu Atoll, the only island of the natural atoll known as Gaafaru.

Geography

The island is 62.03 km (39 mi; 33 nmi) north of the country's capital, Malé.

Gahaafaru Atoll

Gahaafaru or Gaafaru (Northern Reef) is a large elliptical reef with only a small inhabited island at its eastern end. This reef has proved disastrous to many vessels. Gaafaru reef is as much a separate atoll as Goifulhafehendhu Atoll or Rasdhukuramathi Atoll which are similar in structure and size. It is separated from Kagi (the northernmost island of North Malé Atoll) by a narrow but deep channel - the Gaafaru Kandu. Its lagoon has an average depth of 16 fathoms (30 m) and has no coral patches or shoals in its centre. Gaafaru is a small island surrounded by a big reef.

Demography

Historical population
YearPop.±%
2006 800—    
2014 1,066+33.2%
2015 1,377+29.2%
2016 1,409+2.3%
2017 1,452+3.1%
2018 1,478+1.8%
2019 1,510+2.2%
2020 1,532+1.5%
2021 1,566+2.2%
2022 1,588+1.4%
2023 1,614+1.6%
2006-2023: Census populations
Source:

References

  1. ^ "Table P3: Resident Population by place of enumeration and by island, 2014-2022" (PDF). Maldives Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  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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