Hanimaadhoo | |
|---|---|
 Beach, north Hanimaadhoo | |
  Hanimaadhoo Location in Maldives | |
| Coordinates: 06°45′57″N 73°10′33″E / 6.76583°N 73.17583°E / 6.76583; 73.17583 | |
| Country | Maldives |
| Geographic atoll | Thiladhummathi Atoll |
| Administrative atoll | Haa Dhaalu Atoll |
| Distance to Malé | 288.84 km (179.48 mi) |
| Dimensions | |
| • Length | 6.800 km (4.225 mi) |
| • Width | 0.730 km (0.454 mi) |
| Population (2014)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,951 (including foreigners) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:00 (MST) |
Hanimaadhoo (Dhivehi: ހަނިމާދޫ) is one of the inhabited islands of Haa Dhaalu Atoll administrative division and geographically part of Thiladhummathi Atoll in the north of the Maldives.
The island is 288.84 km (179 mi; 156 nmi) north of the country's capital, Malé.[2]
The Hanomaadhoo Meteorological Observatory is located on this island. Many flight scientific research such as those investigating aerosol concentrations in the atmosphere and the Brown Cloud phenomenon have been initiated from Hanimaadhoo.
On 16 April 2016, Hanimaadhoo recorded a temperature of 34.9 °C (94.8 °F), which is the highest temperature to have ever been recorded in the Maldives.[3]
| Climate data for Hanimaadhoo International Airport, (elevation 1.4 m (4.6 ft), 1991−2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.8 (87.4) | 31.2 (88.2) | 32.1 (89.8) | 32.6 (90.7) | 32.0 (89.6) | 31.0 (87.8) | 30.7 (87.3) | 30.6 (87.1) | 30.7 (87.3) | 30.8 (87.4) | 30.8 (87.4) | 30.7 (87.3) | 31.2 (88.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 27.9 (82.2) | 28.2 (82.8) | 29.1 (84.4) | 29.8 (85.6) | 29.5 (85.1) | 28.8 (83.8) | 28.4 (83.1) | 28.3 (82.9) | 28.3 (82.9) | 28.2 (82.8) | 28.1 (82.6) | 28.0 (82.4) | 28.6 (83.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 24.5 (76.1) | 24.6 (76.3) | 25.6 (78.1) | 26.6 (79.9) | 26.5 (79.7) | 25.8 (78.4) | 25.4 (77.7) | 25.5 (77.9) | 25.4 (77.7) | 25.2 (77.4) | 24.8 (76.6) | 24.6 (76.3) | 25.4 (77.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 38.7 (1.52) | 29.4 (1.16) | 32.7 (1.29) | 67.2 (2.65) | 234.5 (9.23) | 229.2 (9.02) | 260.5 (10.26) | 221.5 (8.72) | 174.3 (6.86) | 198.5 (7.81) | 172.4 (6.79) | 107.8 (4.24) | 1,766.7 (69.56) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 5.5 | 13.4 | 17.1 | 16.3 | 15.0 | 13.1 | 12.8 | 10.5 | 7.3 | 119.6 |
| Source: NOAA[4] | |||||||||||||
Islanders from Hathifushi and Hondaidhoo have been relocated to Hanimaadhoo in the recent years.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1,184 | — |
| 2014 | 1,618 | +36.7% |
| 2006-2014: Census populations Source: [5] | ||
The island is planned to be one of the developmental centres of the newly planned Mathi-Uthuru Province.
The island is the site of Hanimaadhoo Airport, one of the few domestic airports of the Maldives.
