Madifushi (

Dhivehi Dhivehi, also spelled Divehi, may refer to: *Dhivehi people, an ethnic group native to the historic region of the Maldive Islands. *Dhivehi language, an Indo-Aryan language predominantly spoken by about 350,000 people in the Republic of Maldives ...

: މަޑިފުށި) is one of the inhabited islands of

Thaa Atoll Kolhumadulu Atoll (also known as Thaa Atoll) is an administrative division of the Maldives. It corresponds to the natural atoll of the same name. The ancient name of the island was Kolhumaduva during the time of King Koimala who united all atolls ...

History

On December 26, 2004, the

2004 tsunami An earthquake and a tsunami, known as the Boxing Day Tsunami and, by the scientific community, the Sumatra–Andaman earthquake, occurred at 07:58:53 local time (UTC+7) on 26 December 2004, with an epicentre off the west coast of northern Suma ...

left the island devastated.

Geography

Madifushi is the fifth largest inhabited island by area in the atoll. It is located 26 km NNE of

Thimarafushi The island of Thimarafushi (Dhivehi: ތިމަރަފުށި), (pronounced "thi-ma-ra-fu-shi") is one of the inhabited islands of the Maldives. Geography The island is south of the country's capital, Malé. The island is geographically located in ...

and south of the country's capital,

Malé Malé (, ; dv, މާލެ) is the capital and most populous city of the Maldives. With a population of 252,768 and an area of , it is also one of the most densely populated cities in the world. The city is geographically located at the southern ...

Areas

There are a number of unofficial areas the locals of the island uses in conversation.

Uthuru Avah / Fithebai Avah

# Musalha Kotti

Dhekunu Avah / Garagui Avah

# Vahbura # Gaburu City

Demography

Economy

Madifushi is known for its many boats and its ship transportation business.

References

Islands of the Maldives {{Maldives-geo-stub