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1 History  





2 Demography  





3 Governance  



3.1  Government Offices  





3.2  Island chiefs  





3.3  First Elected Velidhoo Council - 26 February 2011  





3.4  Second Elected Velidhoo Council - 13 March 2013  





3.5  Third Elected Velidhoo Council - 3 June 2017  





3.6  Fourth Elected Velidhoo Council - 17 May 2021  





3.7  Women's Development Committee - 17 May 2021  





3.8  List of people who have been judges  







4 Municipal divisions  



4.1  Uthuru  





4.2  Dhekunu  







5 Transport  





6 Transportation  



6.1  Boats  





6.2  Speed boats and ferry services  







7 Education  





8 Health  



8.1  Language  





8.2  Religion  







9 References  














Velidhoo (Noonu Atoll)






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Coordinates: 05°3945N 73°1624E / 5.66250°N 73.27333°E / 5.66250; 73.27333
 

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Velidhoo
Velidhoo
Velidhoo is located in Maldives
Velidhoo

Velidhoo

Location in Maldives

Coordinates: 05°39′45N 73°16′24E / 5.66250°N 73.27333°E / 5.66250; 73.27333
CountryMaldives
Geographic atollMiladhummadulhu Atoll
Administrative atollSouthern Miladhunmadulu
Distance to Malé166.52 km (103.47 mi)
Dimensions
 • Length1.19 km (0.74 mi)
 • Width0.71 km (0.44 mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total2,682
Time zoneUTC+05:00 (MST)

N.Velidhoo (Dhivehi: ވެލިދޫ) is one of the inhabited islands of Noonu Atoll in the Maldives. Information from Maldives bureau of statistics[2]

History[edit]

There exists little to no information, because of the poor understanding of the history behind the island. However it has been said that the first colonisers of this island were indians in the 5th century. This island has little to no historic landmarks, but there is one. It brings the island together, it is a tree called (Bodu Nikagas). The tree is over 300 years old and the oldest and the tallest tree in the island. This tree is located besides the island preschool (HINZ Preschool) and in the island's Volleyball court.

Velidhoo Nikagas

Demography[edit]

[3] The islands population has started to grow rapidly.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
2006583—    
20222,682+360.0%
2006–2022: Census populations
Source: [4]

Governance[edit]

Government Offices[edit]

This island has most government offices just like the capital island.

Island chiefs[edit]

Below is a list of people who have filled the post of island chief (dates are provided where known).

First Elected Velidhoo Council - 26 February 2011[edit]

N.velidhoo council presidents
Newly elected councilors

Second Elected Velidhoo Council - 13 March 2013[edit]

Third Elected Velidhoo Council - 3 June 2017[edit]

Fourth Elected Velidhoo Council - 17 May 2021[edit]

Women's Development Committee - 17 May 2021[edit]

List of people who have been judges[edit]

Municipal divisions[edit]

Velidhoo has a total of 2 divisions:

Uthuru[edit]

This is the northernmost division of the island.

Dhekunu[edit]

This is the southernmost division of the island.

Transport[edit]

The new harbour was opened by President Abdulla Yameen in 2017.[5] The harbour, built by MTCC, is 240 m (800 ft) long and 76 m (250 ft) wide.[6][7]

Transportation[edit]

There are several passenger and cargo boats/speed boats operating between velidhoo and the capital Male'; it takes about nine hours on the sea in order to reach the destination. However it only takes about 3 hours from Velidhoo to Male' by speed boats. Also there is the option of air transport, from Maafaru International Airport.

Boats[edit]

Speed boats and ferry services[edit]

Education[edit]

Noonu Atoll Education Centre is a government school in the island. HINZ pre-school is private school for baby age between 2 years and 4 years.

Health[edit]

Velidhoo Health Centre, and the STO Pharmacy.

Language[edit]

Dhivehi is the language spoken in Velidhoo. Spoken only in Maldives, Dhivehi belongs to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European family of languages. It has numerous loanwords from Tamil, Malayalam, Sinhalese, Arabic, Urdu, Hindi, Portuguese and English.

Religion[edit]

Islam is the official religion of the Republic of Maldives.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Table PP5: Resident Population by sex, nationality and locality (administrative islands), 2014" (PDF). Population and Households Census 2014. National Bureau of Statistics. p. 34. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  • ^ "Maldives Bureau of Statistics". Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  • ^ "Maldives Bureau of Statistics". Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  • ^ "Table 3.3: Total Maldivian Population by Islands" (PDF). National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  • ^ "Yameen cuts ribbons for new harbours on northern atolls tour". Maldives Independent. 24 December 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  • ^ "N. Velidhoo Harbor Officially Opened". Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure. 24 December 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  • ^ "Contracts Awarded for IDB Phase 2 and New Jetty". Dredging Today. 30 November 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2018.

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