Hanimaadhoo

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.

Hanimaadhoo ހަނިމާދޫ
Inhabited island
Beach, north Hanimaadhoo
Hanimaadhoo Location in Maldives
Coordinates: 06°45′57″N 73°10′33″E
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  (2022)[1]
• Total	2,664
Time zone	UTC+05:00 (MST)

Geography

The island is 288.84 km (179 mi; 156 nmi) north of the country's capital, Malé.^[2]

Climate

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 27 February 2025, Hanimaadhoo recorded a temperature of 35.8 °C (96.4 °F), which is the highest temperature to have ever been recorded in the Maldives.

Climate data for Hanimaadhoo International Airport, (elevation 1.4 m (4.6 ft), 1991−2020 normals)
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[3]

Demography

Islanders from Hathifushi and Hondaidhoo have been relocated to Hanimaadhoo in the recent years.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
2006	1,184	—
2014	1,618	+36.7%
2022	2,664	+64.6%
2006-2014: Census populations Source: [4][1]

Economy

The island is planned to be one of the developmental centres of the newly planned Mathi-Uthuru Province.

Tourism Sector

The island is slowly developing into a tourist hot spot North Of the Maldives.

Currently hanimaadhoo have several guest houses, which caters to national and international tourists.

Transport

The island is the site of Hanimaadhoo Airport, one of the few international airports of the Maldives.

Gallery

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  Main street
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  Old house made of coral bricks
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  West coast
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  West coast
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  Banana plant alley, north island