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Himmafushi (Dhivehi: ހިއްމަފުށި) is one of the inhabited islands of Kaafu Atoll in the Maldives.
Himmafushi
ހިއްމަފުށި | |
|---|---|
 Jafana Park, a beach area in Himmafushi | |
  Himmafushi Location in Maldives | |
| Coordinates: 04°18′33″N 73°34′15″E / 4.30917°N 73.57083°E | |
| Country | Maldives |
| Administrative atoll | Kaafu Atoll |
| Distance to Malé | 16.32 km (10.14 mi) |
| Government | |
| • Council | Himmafushi Council |
| Dimensions | |
| • Length | 0.900 km (0.559 mi) |
| • Width | 0.750 km (0.466 mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 2,012 (including foreigners) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:00 (MST) |
| Website | visithimmafushi himmafushi |
Geography
editThe island is 16.32 km (10 mi; 9 nmi) northeast of the country's capital, Malé.[2] It is located in North Malé Atoll. Himmafushi is about 18 km (11 mi) from Male Airport. The only way to reach it is by boat.
Demography
editEconomy
editThe island has its own fish processing company and a boat building facility to ease the demands of its own people. There is also a water bottling facility.[4]
References
edit- 1 2 "Table P3: Resident Population by place of enumeration and by island, 2014-2022" (PDF). 2022 Maldives Census. Maldives Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ↑ "Coordinate Distance Calculator". Boulter.com. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ↑ "Table 3.3: Total Maldivian Population by Islands" (PDF). National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ↑ ""Life" bottling plant in K. Himmafushi conducting repairs". PSMnews.mv. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2025.