Naalaafushi (
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
...
: ނާލާފުށި) is one of the inhabited islands of
Meemu Atoll
Mulaku Atoll or Meemu Atoll(މުލަކަތޮޅު) is an administrative division of the Maldives. It corresponds to the natural atoll of the same name, also known as Mulak Atoll or 'Mulakatolhu'.
There is a mosque of historical value in Kolhufush ...
.
History
2004 tsunami and aftermath
Following 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 ...
, 390 of the 465 population of the island were left without habitable homes. Within a few weeks of the disaster, the
United Nations Development Programme
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)french: Programme des Nations unies pour le développement, PNUD is a United Nations agency tasked with helping countries eliminate poverty and achieve sustainable economic growth and human dev ...
had transported 190 tons of construction material to the island and intended to have all the residents rehoused by the middle of 2005.
Geography
The island is 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 ...
. The land area of the island is in 2018. The island was described as having an area of in 2007.
Demography
Healthcare
Naalaafushi has a health center with a doctor and 3 nurses and a pharmacy.
Transport
Construction of the island's harbour was contracted to
MTCC in 2014.
References
Islands of the Maldives
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