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Rakeedhoo
Inhabited island
RakeedhooLocation in Maldives
Coordinates: 03°18′55″N 73°28′10″E / 3.31528°N 73.46944°E / 3.31528; 73.46944
Country	Maldives
Administrative atoll	Vaavu Atoll
Distance to Malé	95.2 km (59.2 mi)
Population
• Total	106 (including foreigners)
Time zone	UTC+05:00 (MST)

Rakeedhoo (Dhivehi: ރަކީދޫ) is one of the inhabited islands of Vaavu Atoll, which is an administrative division of the Maldives.

Geography

The island is 95.2 km (59 mi; 51 nmi) south of the country's capital, Malé. The land area of the island is 6.2 ha (15 acres) in 2018. The land area is up from about 4 ha (9.9 acres) in 2007. In 2003, the island was described as the smallest of the inhabited islands in the atoll.

Demography

Healthcare

Rakeedhoo has a pharmacy.

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. 35. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
2. "Coordinate Distance Calculator". Boulter.com. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
3. "Table 1.5 : Population, land area, population density and distance to Male' and atoll capitals, by locality" (PDF). National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
4. "Rakeedhoo". Ministry of Atolls Development. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007.
5. "Socio-economic assessment and monitoring of coral reef resources at Vaavu atoll, Maldives" (PDF). Ministry of Fisheries, Agriculture and Marine Resources. p. 9. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
6. "Table 3.3: Total Maldivian Population by Islands" (PDF). National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
7. "Panel of Medical Centers" (PDF). Allied Insurance Company. Retrieved 16 August 2018.

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