Maalhos (Dhivehi: މާޅޮސް) is one of the inhabited islands of Ari Atoll, belonging to the Alif Alif Atoll administrative division.
Maalhos | |
|---|---|
  Maalhos Location in Maldives | |
| Coordinates: 03°59′08″N 72°43′05″E / 3.98556°N 72.71806°E | |
| Country | Maldives |
| Administrative atoll | Alif Alif Atoll |
| Distance to Malé | 90.28 km (56.10 mi) |
| Dimensions | |
| • Length | 0.975 km (0.606 mi) |
| • Width | 0.375 km (0.233 mi) |
| Population (2014)[1] | |
• Total | 434 (including foreigners) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:00 (MST) |
| Maalhos Lighthouse | |
| Foundation | concrete base |
| Construction | metal skeletal tower[2][3] |
| Shape | square pyramidal skeletal tower |
| Range | 10 nmi (19 km; 12 mi)  |
| Characteristic | Fl(2) W 10s |
Geography
editThe island is 90.28 km (56 mi; 49 nmi) west of the country's capital, Malé.[4] Maalhos is the westernmost island of Ari Atoll.
Demography
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 248 | — |
| 2014 | 408 | +64.5% |
| 2006-2014: Census populations Source: [5] | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Table PP5: Resident Population by sex, nationality and locality (administrative islands), 2014" (PDF). Population and Households Census 2014. National Bureau of Statistics. p. 35. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 December 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Maldives". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
- ^ NGA List of Lights – Pub.112 Archived 2018-10-03 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 10 October 2016
- ^ "Coordinate Distance Calculator". Boulter.com. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ "Table 3.3: Total Maldivian Population by Islands" (PDF). National Bureau of Statistics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
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