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Kalaidhoo

Inhabited island in the Maldives

Summary

Inhabited island in the Maldives

Field	Value
name	Kalaidhoo
native_name	ކަލައިދޫ
native_name_lang	dv
settlement_type	Inhabited island
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Maldives
subdivision_type1	Geographic atoll
subdivision_type2	Administrative atoll
subdivision_name2	Laamu Atoll
subdivision_type3	Distance to Malé
subdivision_name3	518.64 km
seat_type	Capital
parts_type	Geographic atolls
parts_style	list
population_footnotes
population_total	655
population_as_of	2022
population_density_km2	auto
timezone	MST
utc_offset	+05:00
postal_code_type	Assigned Letter
postal2_code_type	Assigned Letter (Dhivehi)
area_code_type	Area code(s)
blank_name_sec2	Number of Islands
blank1_name_sec2	Inhabited
blank2_name_sec2	Uninhabited
blank3_name_sec2	Total

Kalaidhoo () is an island in Laamu Atoll of the Maldives. Geographically, it is on the same island as Isdhoo, but administratively a separate island.

History

President Abdulla Yameen declared Kalaidhoo as a separate island on 3 December 2013 and created the Kalaidhoo Council the next day.

There is a famous beys spa (medicine spa) in the island which locals claimed help with skin complaints and have been used in many older and younger generations of the residents. There is also a fangi factory in which many people partake in.

In 2015, locals caught a 10 ft crocodile.

Demography

Education

There is a government-run school, Kalaidhoo School, formerly known as Isdhoo-Kalaidhoo School, for students up to grade 10.

References

(4 December 2013). "New Council created for Kalaidhoo". Sun.
Bosley, Daniel. "Beys Spa".
Bosley, Daniel. "Fangi Factory".
(23–24 January 2015). "Kalaidhoo islanders catch 10ft crocodile". [[Maldives Independent]].
"Table 3.3: Total Maldivian Population by Islands". National Bureau of Statistics.
"Table P5: Resident Population by island and sex, 2022".
"Kalaidhoo School".

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